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7 and the people said "no way". MR. MOHL: We didn't even know a petition was being circulated, or had been. I talked to Mr. Colby and he was the one that started it and he didn't even come and tell me when they were sampling the soil on the street that he had anything to do with it and that's the thing that irritates me. It's an undercover deal.I'm giving you our opinion. It's small town stuff. COUNCILMAN FRANKE: We can't do anything about that. MR. THOMAS MARTIN, 2981 Patton Road: As far as small town politics or undercover, one day some neighbors were talking we'd like to get our road repaved. A few years ago the cost was $7.77 and there was such a stink so I guess the minorities came down and - or the people that didn't want it apparently were in the minority and they raised all the heck, so last summer we were talking and we got a petition. Out of 14 houses, lO signed, two weren't home that day, and two wouldn't sign. We sent it in. It was just a one-day petition. We didn't petition Millwood or Stanbridge or Manson. I don't feel we should petition someone else that doesn't live on our block. There's nothing underhanded about it. If the majority of the people donlt want it that's fine, but if the majority do, that's what the hearing is for. MR. MOHL: But it happens we're on Patton Road and we didn't get the petition. We have more space on Patton than any other lot on the street. There's just no sense to it. MAYOR DEMOS: Anyone else? MR. ALBERT JACKSON, 2959 Patton Road: I did not know about the petition. I did not know about it until I got the notice in the mail. I feel like this other gentleman - 'to single out one block is just a waste of money.I think if the area were to be improved that might be another story. Another thing just occurred to me. I heard the project where they are not going to excavate any of the present street, so what are we going to do - have a big bump? No, it just doesn't make sense. I think that the City Council is remiss in their duties if they allow just a small area like this to have such a large expenditure of money for no purpose at all. 11AYOR DEMOS: We do have streets throughout the City and I don't think we have bumps like that. I think they have been worked into the next street. MR. JACKSON: It just seems to me it accomplishes nothing. The letter says that it would help better drainage and snow plowing. What good is one block going to do in an area where there's several other streets involved? COUNCILMAN FRANKE: It helps the people who live there. MR. JACKSON: There's no problem with the street right now. It's fine as it is.