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that individual properties were looking for additional hookups that would help decrease the overall unit charge but that property would then have to pay for more units.Will a new subdivision, such as the one being proposed east of Leaf Street, be included in the project?It has not been the policy of the City to include any areas that do not absolutely need sewer. This area is developing to a 2 acre standard and preliminary indications are that it will have adequate conditions for on-site septic systems on each building site. Even if the City were to allow sewering of this area, the topography of the area would require significant design parameters that would not result in a substantial reduction ii: unit lateral cost for the Stubbs Bay project. Inclusion of all those units in the project may reduce the trunk cost by about 20%. (100 units in Stubbs Bay 22, units in "Sussex”) Why is the property on Oxford Road being left out? Again, this area was developed to the 2 acre standard and although it is lakeshore property which differentiates it from the property east of Leaf, it is not contemplated to be included as there should be adequate septic systems for this area. Based on general City policy we have not addressed this question to the Council but we will address both this and the question regarding the subdivision. The inclusion of the Oxford property would probably reduce the trunk cost by about 10%. (10 properties) How soon could a project be undertaken? The project progress is dependent on the level of interest of the neighborhood. If substantial interest is generated this fall and hearings could be held this winter, plans could be drawn this winter and construction begun in the spring. It is important to realize that the Council will probably not undertake this project unless a substantial majority of the property owners are interested in undertaking this project to the point of agreeing to sign a waiver of appeal on this project. This is a neighborhood problem, and the neighborhood should get together to decide how they want to solve it. (It was mentioned that the current prices are as much as 20% below the normal because of the low lake level, which influences the water table, this however could changewithin a year to two.)11. When is the next meeting?It is anticipated that the next meeting will be within the next 2 to 3 months. In the meantime we suggest to you, if you have questions about your particular lot that you speak to Michael Gaffron as he has diagrammed each of the lots, and discuss not only set backs as diagrammed but also comments such as soil conditions and slopes. (Some owners indicated that they would like the meeting as soon a possible in order to get this underway.) 12. What Federal or State monies are available for this project? There used to be monies available in the '60's and '70's but with the change in the Federal program these monies are no longer available from the Federal level. The City looked at this for the Crystal Bay project and were not able to get any across-the-board grants. (We forgot to mention that the City was able to get funds individually for people through the C.D.B.G. program, but those are no longer available either.) Today we are not aware of P.C.A. or Lake Minnetonka Conservation District mandating hookups in order to preserve the lake. To the extent that other people around the lake have paid for the cost of hooking up their own sewer it is probably not expected that the L.M.C.D. would do a general assessment to help pay for the small area that is left. (Subsequent to the meeting Michael Gaffron has been in contact with P.C.A. to determine what, if any, grants migh be available to help fund this project. P.C.A. has funds available for septic system rehabilitation grants, but only for cities whose overall Citywide average income is below the state median. State median is $17,161. income is $30,736. (all 1980 data), hence PCA has indicated Orono would not qualify.)