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Public Hearing Resident Input The intent of the formal Council public hearing is to solicit public input to finalize a decision on ordering preparation of plans and specifications for this project. Please plan to attend the public hearing. Your input is important. The City needs to obtain a firm commitment of the number of residents interested in this project. The responses of several property owners are still unknown. After the public hearing, the City Council will need to make a decision on how to proceed with this project. This decision will be based on the resident interest in this project. Therefore, it is very ’ important the Council receive input from all of the project residents. Resident comments will be solicited at the public hearing or written comments can be provided to the City prior to the meeting. All written comments received will be included in the Council packets for the public hearing. All of the comments received regarding the neighborhood informational meeting will be provided to the Council, so it is not necessary to resubmit written comments. Project description The attached map shows the preferred option to serve the greatest number of re.sidents at the lowest cost. This is a difficult area to serve with sewer because of the differences in elevations. The project area consists of three separate subareas separated by high points. Based on resident comments, the subarea on the western side of the project will be dropped from further consideration. This is a separate project that could be requested by the residents at a future date. There are fifteen parcels in the middle subarea that can be served by gravity sewer for an estimated $19,100/ unit cost. Property owners for all fifteen of these parcels are being notified of the public hearing. Eight of the ten parcels in the downstream segments of the system have indicated interest in the project. Project interest in the upstream segment of the area is less certain. The most feasible option for the properties in the eastern subarea would be to provide service with individual grinder pumps that would be owned and operated by property owners. Any or all of these properties could connect to the system, with a grinder pump, at an estimated unit cost of $19,100 per unit. Two of the five properties have expressed an interest in sewer. The estimated costs for gravity flow from each parcel to a City owned lift station would be $42,800/ unit, and would require the participation of all five property owners. This option is clearly not feasible. The grinder pump option provides flexibility for sewer hook up in this area, at a more reasonable cost. All five of these property owners are being ^;otified of the public hearing.