HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 01-05 Carver-McKnight watermain approved THE REVIEW 1%,75; /9'2 )
Carver-McKnight watermain approved
If voters approve the bond issue due to Bruton objected saying, "The city cost
cost too. They never want anything until
be released in mid-summer, Carver and is a very high ratio particularly when the You get it installed, then they want
McKnight Roads will have a new people don't want it (the improvements), everything."
watermain. Final construction plans for I have to go back to the planning corn- The staff report of the project noted that
the main were approved by the council in mission's recommendation that it's the high percentage of city cost was due to
a 4-1 vote (Mayor Robert Bruton premature. I understand that it will cost an oversized main and the fact that one
dissenting) at its Dec. 30 meeting. more later but it's costing the city a lot of side of McKnight Road cannot be
The estimated cost of the project is money now." assessed, as it is a boundary road.
$215,989.52,with$114,020.30 to be assessed
from the benefitting property owners and A bond issue will be presented to the
$101,969.22 to be paid by the city.The city Councilman Burton Murdock added, "I voters sometime this summer for their
cost represents 47.2 percent of the total agree it's premature. I hate to see us get approval to pay for the city`s portion of
project cost. burdened with the great proportion of the the project's cost.