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Planning Commission Minutes October 26, 1995 Page 3 . faced with in the future, and also, that if the wastewater treatment facility is expanded, that this area meets those expectations. Mark Martin questioned if the additional area was being added to the Steering Committee's recommendation because John Plaisted has purchased a large amount of property in that vicinity. Commissioner Kreger stated that the property included in staff's recommendation was previously discussed by the Steering Committee. He added that a much larger area than staff's recommendation was discussed as well as including the entire eastern area. Commissioner Minton stated that the Steering discussed how to preserve land east of the downtown area, in case the larger landowners want to develop it in the future (Le., larger lot sizes). Commission Minton explained the difficulty in subdividing the 2-1/2 acre lots. He added that if the urban area of the city is eventually going to push eastward, it should be made known at this time. Commissioner Minton felt that the Steering Committee ended up recommending a smaller area for extending the urban service, as a reaction to the comments from the public at those discussions. He felt that staff is looking further into the future, and this was a wise choice. . Steve Ach explained the phasing concept that is being used in extending the urban service area to the west, and how phasing could be accomplished in the eastern area. He noted that designating the area for future extension of services lets people know what is planned and they should not be surprised later. Ron Ebner, 17015 Highway 10, questioned why the City was thinking of extending water and sewer down east Highway 10, since the three largest landowners did not want it; those being Cargill, Specht and the Kelley Farm. He stated that because a small handful of the business owners on Highway 10 wanted the utilities extended, they do not represent the 50 percent of landowners. He was told when the township was annexed that water and sewer would not be extended in an area unless at least 50 percent of the property owners petitioned for the services. Mr. Ebner stated he did not want sewer and water, since he had recently upgraded his septic system. He asked that cost figures be made available to them before discussing the issue. Mr. Ebner stated that the property owners that wanted it should pay for it. If an assessment were put on their property, they would be forced to sell their property. Commissioner Kreger explained that the City does not want to put in sewer and water where it is not wanted or needed. Rather, they are trying to define an area on the map where there may be a demand for water and sewer in the future, so that the treatment plant and the mains can be designed to meet the expected capacity. . Don Geisting, employee of Cargill, expressed his opposition to being included in the proposed urban service area. Mr. Geisting explained that approximately 700 acres of Cargill's land would be in the assessment area, at a cost of several million dollars. Cargill is an agricultural business employing 35 people, and they have been at their location for 37 years. He explained that Cargill has 5 wells on their property and numerous septic systems. Mr. Geisting felt Cargill would be