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City Council Minutes January 17. 1983 Page Two of obtaining permits for jacking under Highway 10 and the Railroad from the Corp of Engineers and the DNR for the outlet to the river. Mayor Hinkle indicated that many people were in attendance at the City Council meet- ing to question the storm sewer project and express their opposition to the assess- ments of the project. and further indicated that even though it was not a ~ublic hearing, the City Council would try to answer questions the public may have. Ms. Peggy Bode submitted a petition signed by 39 property owners objecting to the proposed assessment for the storm sewer project in the proposed Area C. Ms. Bode also read a letter to the Mayor and City Council members dated December 7, 1982, from the property owners of the proposed Area C objecting to the proposed assessment for the storm sewer project and requesting the City Council to review the Area C situa- tion and the procedure that is used for the proposed assessment. Ms. Bode indicated that the property owners are requesting the City Council to review various alterna- tives for solving the water problem on Main Street between Gates Avenue and Highway 169. Discussion was carried on regarding the boundary lines of the proposed Area C. Ms. Bode indicated that the residents of Area C wanted to expand Area C both to the east and to the north to include the Lloyd Anderson property on 169 and as far north as the Nursing Home. Mayor Hinkle indicated that the City was not locked into a specific alignment of the areas for the proposed storm sewer project. Mr. Terry Maurer of Consulting Engineers Diversified, indicated tha.t the lots along Main Street innnediate1y west of 169 drain to the back of the county ditch and there- fore, were eliminated from the proposed storm sewer project. Further discussion was carried on regarding the use of the county ditch and the possibility of the residents of Area C using the county ditch for the water drainage problem. Mr. Terry Maurer indicated that the county ditch at the present time is not deep enough and would have to be lowered by at least three feet;. and therefore, would cause a problem regarding the width of the ditch. Mr. Maurer further indicated that the county ditch would have to be cleaned and maintained periodically which would be assessed back to the property owners. Mr. Maurer further indicated that in the im- provement of Main Street, as a Municipal State Aid Street, ditches would not be approved by the Municipal State Aid System and storm sewer would have to be included in the project of the improvement of Main Street. Ms. Bode suggested the use of dry wells along Main Street, as another alternative to the water problem. Mr. Terry Maurer indicated that dry wells just do not work. and further indicated that the residents along School Street could verify that fact. Mr. Maurer indicat- ed that the dry wells normally will freeze and therefore not hold the water that is running off.