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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MAY 13, 1985 PAGE 4 Mayor Butler argued that the Art Center will probably appeal anyway regardless of how many units they are assessed. Michelle Combs of 1251 Briar Street noted that the Art Center is saying that they don't need sewer and many Crystal Bay residents said the same thing but that the project has still been ordered. Combs stated that if in the future the Art Center needs sewer, they wouldn't be paying any construction costs and would only have to pay hookup charges, and the Crystal Bay residents in effect would have paid their hookup charges. Mayor Butler explained that anytime a new sewer project is put in, the law dictate-3 that you will hookup within 16 months after the system has been declared ready for hookups. Butler noted that if in thn fLiture the Art Center hooked up to sewer they would still t,a j the same assessment but with an inflation factor built into the till and could be higher than what the Crystal Bay residents paid. Craig Christensen of 1251 Brown Road South asked if the Art Center was to expand and the City was to assess the Art Center more units, would that money be credi41-:.4 to the Crystal Bay Sewer Project and reduce the residents as5,�ssment fee. Mayor Butler explained that it the Art Center was to be assessed in the future, that money would go into Z-he sewer operating fund and would not reduc- `hey residents assessments. Susan Enrieht, Art Center representative, asked the City to clarify the reason for the inclusion of the Art Center. Mayor Butler explained that when the City first, considered the Art Center to be included in the project, i:he City was seeking federal funding. Butler stated that a survey was done of the Crystal Bay area in order to determine their level of need and it was discovered through that survey that the majority of the households qualify as low and moderate income, and as a result were eligible for state/federal funding. Butler stated that the funding was not available and the City spent many years seeking this funding. Butler indicated that after the City found out the funding was not available, the Art Center was included in the project. Councilmember Frahm stated that the City tries to get commercial operations to hookup when they abut sewer projects because of their more intense use of property. Councilmember L. Adams stated that there alsowas a question of contamination of ground water with the Art Center with the chemicals that the Art. Center sometimes uses.