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e Jim Hale, 4064 Meredith Court, identified himself as a Santa Clara resident. He expressed doubt that the Environmental Protection Agency grant would have to be repaid if the City failed to meet the sewer connection schedule and disputed the claim that a groundwater contamination problem exists. Mr. Hale urged the council to delay action until and unless the Metro Plan is amended to allow sewer hook-up without annexation. Ed Kashin, 150 Knoop Lane, maintained that if the sewer and annexation issues had been separated earlier, River Road residents would have been more likely to accept the sewer project and it would have cost them less to hook up. He opposed having to pay for the interceptor portion of the project that has already been completed. Edward Webb, 896 Fremont, asked why the project should be done at all, why now, and why this way? He objected to sewers because they would interfere with his right to recycle. He did not believe the City of Eugene has the right to require residents to hook up. Bernadette Bourassa, 541 Knoop, complained of a lack of public notice concerning the public hearing. She maintained that residents would be forced to sell their homes to avoid foreclosure as a result of sewer assessments. Ms. Bourassa supported alternative methods of handling waste and observed that transporting chlorine to be used in the treatment of waste at large facilities in itself poses a significant hazard. e Tom Heintz, 1038 Jayne Street, opposed both the sewer project and annexation. James Jeppesen, 1883 Labona Drive, considered the project unfair in its method of assessment according to lot size. Bill Sokol, 240 Sunnyside Drive, opposed the improvement district because this district lacks representation and because of the method of assessment. David Shulda, 2139 Berwin lane, said that the April 11 meeting at North Eugene High School led him to believe that he would not be assessed and required to hook up to the sewer unless the Metropolitan Area General Plan was amended. Mr. Shulda believed that most plumbers would require a deposit before they would begin work and full payment upon completion. Virginia Rice, 840 Park Avenue, identified herself as one of many senior citizens who would suffer as a result of the sewer project. John Hamilton, identified himself as a 96-year-old resident who opposed the sewer project and questioned the right of the City of Eugene to be in his territory. George Buckley, 151 Elkay, maintained that River Road residents have sewage treatment systems in their backyards and he was not convinced that larger e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 29, 1990 Page 4