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He observed that paving or a sidewalk would require at least 50~ property owner approval, which he thought was not likely. William Brougher of 1140 Ogle, wanted to know what was involved in hooking up to the sewer and whether it was his responsibility. Mr, Lyle responded that it is the property owner's responsibility to hook up the sewer and that 18 months is available to do so. Hookup will require a building permit to extend the private line from the house to the street. So long as the construction is in accordance with the code, the property owner can do this him or herself. Mr, Brougher further noted that he has three lots, two of which don't have buildings. He also asked about the interest rate for Bancroft funds , Mr . Lyle responded that Bancrof ting i s based upon the interest rate on the bonds which have been sold to finance that project. Sa, a lower interest rate is probably not passible. There was also some discussion about Mr, Broug her's specific properties. John Auld of MERCO Products 1298 Bethel, also spoke. Mr. Auld Hated that the company's property is mostly on Bethel Drive. He noted that in 1980 his company was required to hook up to the sewer which existed at that time, This required laying X35 feet of sewer pipe across their awn property. Since his property had hooked up to the sewer earlier, Mr, Auld complained that his com- pany is being required to pay double. He appreciated that the sewer was installed on the east side of Bethel Drive which helped avoid their underground services. They did not have to put in a sewer hookup, because the hookup had occurred earlier. Mr. Lyle responded that all properties are expected to pay a fair share. He noted that even though MERCO was required to hook up to the previously existing sewer a number of years ago, MERCO was only required to pay for its own sewer line across its property. It was not assessed for the trunk line. Now, the trunk line has been extended and MERCO is being required to participate as a benefitting property. In any event, he stated that the City Engineer must follow the Eugene code. In summary, Mr. Auld acknowledged that he is not contesting the assessments have now been property computed, just that it isn't fair, There being no further discussion on this project, the hearing was concluded, Respectfully submitted, Jack A. Billings Hearings Official -2-