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. that the original contract was to provide service to one side of the street but that after award of the contract it was decided to extend service to the other side of the street; therefore, the service charge is higher than the original estimate. Diane DeRoos of 187 Cross Place spoke questioning why she was charged a service charge when her property was not connected to the sewer as were some of the properties on the street. Mrs. Arthur Lindstrom of 174 Cross Place, Jess Taylor of 122 Cross Place, Martha Smith of 148 Cross Place, and Ruth Metzger of 147 Cross Place spoke regarding the high cost of the sewer and the poor condition the street was left in after the construction. e Mr. Teitzel responded to Mrs. DeRoos' question by explaining that it is not the normal practice of the city to hook private lines into the main sewer line, but that in this project some of the properties were connected because their old connections were destroyed during construction. He further explained that Mrs. DeRoos' private line was not disturbed and therefore not connected. Mr. Teitzel explained that the increase in assessment costs over that quoted was all in the service line cost (originally quoted at $386 and a final cost of $498). He explained that the cost was originally figured on the service being extended to one side of the street only. When services were extended to the opposite side, it increased the length of ser- vices and thus everyone's cost for service. He stated that to equalize costs, it is city policy to charge all service lines the same cost regardless of what side of the street they are on. Mr. Teitzel stated it is not city policy to maintain or repair streets which do not meet certain city standards as was the case with Cross Place, however, the contractor is required to repair any damage directly attributable to the construction activity. Mr. Teitzel ex- plained that the contractor would have to make repairs before the city accepts the project. Recommendation: Levy assessments as proposed with a directive to the Public Works Department to investigate the condition of the street and explore what kind of things might be done to restore the street to a minimum condition. L. C.B. 133l--Levying assessments for sanitary sewer--North Polk Street from Polk Court to 800 feet north (76-70--1256) Request to be heard was received from Lloyd R. Jackson of 440 North Polk Street. Mr. Teitzel explained that this project was authorized by Council action to eliminate the remaining four properties connected to the old Polk Street outfall, which is being converted to a storm sewer. These properties were assessed now because they were outside the city at the time the original sewer was installed and never assessed. . ,115 2/14/77 - 39