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MR. DALE WILLIAMS, 1470 Lydia: I live on the corner of Lydia and Simpson, where the great divide is there in terms of which way the water runs. But I don't have a problem in my yard or the street, but I have to go both ways going to work and whatever, and I am totally in favor of the project. MR. ALF WANDERSEE, 2954 Hamline Avenue: No water runs into my driveway and when they have these flash floods, the water on Millwood starts backing up and goes over to Hamline Avenue into my driveway, into (inaudible). That's that small project, which is "F". It's a matter of a few feet, a couple, 300 feet, and then it's hooked up to the big project they put in last summer. As I see it now, if they're going to go ahead and put in streets and they can reduce the price, I'm sure in favor of pushing this project and getting it over with because other years you're going to be putting in other streets and if they put the streets in now, and later: (inaudible) decide to put in a project, all the money you're putting in for streets would be going down the drain. So I'm in favor of it because it's (inaudible). MR. HERBERT JONAS, 3090 North Hamline: I was here at the last meeting, I agree with the speaker before the last one about these questions, why the whole system can't be hooked up directly to Little Lake Josephine's. But, aside from that, I have no objection to that line going to Lake Josephine from Hamline Avenue, provided we have assurances that there will be a settling basin and other ways of cleaning out the water before it goes into the lake. Does Mr. Honchell have anything more than the generalities he mentioned? MR. HONCHELL: No, I don't, because of two specific con- straints we're under. One is that that green line that you men- tioned that's already existing going to Lake Josephine, that's not under the control of the City of Roseville. It's under the control of the County of Ramsey. I don't have authority to simply go in and make changes without the concurrence of Ramsey County. Second, there seems to be some question in the minds of Ramsey County, at least, of exactly what easements they have and the ability they have to do things on the property. The property is owned by two owners there (inaudible). The City of Roseville desires to do something, we would like to do something. I guess I can only say that we will do it if we can get the legal ability to do so, with the County's approval. I can't tell you anything beyond that because I don't have the authority to make that decision. The County has jurisdiction of that pipe. We have talked to them though, and they are interested in having something done and until we can work out the details and they agree to it, I don't know what we can build. We're certainly going to make every effort though. MR. HERBERT JONAS: Looking at the map there, it looks to me like a settling basin or interceptor can be done on City property before it goes to Hamline on the City side. 6