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Page 7 Minutes Mr. Heintz complained that it still means that if you missed two payments you lose your house. He also wants his wife's money back for the materials which she had requested. Ray Trent then spoke. He says he lives on a cul-de-sac and contends that he received no notice abaut where the sewer line would be placed. He eventually discovered that a single service line was built along the property line between he and his neighbor and a "T" put in place. This is in the wrong place for him and he now has to dig 133 feet of connecting line fram his house to the "T" , instead of about 65 feet. This will cost him about $1, 400 instead of somewhere between $750 - $900. He also wanted to know whether the property owners were having to pay three times for their water. He observed that an amount appears on his EWEB bill for sewer collection. Mr. Lyle said that EwEB is a collection service only and there is a small administrative fee collected by EwEB for that purpose. Otherwise, it would be necessary for the City to send out an entirely separate bill at tremendous cost. He said citizens only pay once for their water. Then Mr. Trent complained about a manhole which is about 70 feet from his front door. He wandered whether he is going to have air pollution in the summer and whether the placement of the manhole was legal. Mr. Lyle responded that the manhole is within the right-of way and is located in a way to best serve the lateral sewers. He stated that the City has not gotten similar complaints in other parts of the City. Mr. Trent then stated that he can smell sewers in front of North Eugene High School. He thinks the City costs have been quite high, as opposed to Portland. Mr. Lyle responded that the amounts charged for this construction project are less than other parts of the state. He also noted that some property owners are quite pleased that the actual amounts of assessment have been less than earlier estimates. The next speaker was John Morrison. He believes that the total acreage of vacant and developed property should have been used in the assessment process. He believes that would have reduced the amount to be assessed to about 19 cents per square foot, He had calculated the total cost of the project as $12, 500,1140. He owns an undeveloped lot which is much smaller than a nearby property which contains about 20 acres. Because of the 160 foot maximum assessable area, he will pay the same far the sewer for his parcel as will the owner of the parcel with 20 acres. He noted that the value of that person's property will go up dramatically now that the sewers are available making residential development possible.