HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 04-29 Feasibility studies do cost Maplewood, residents find DISPATCH Feasibility studies do cost
Maplewood, residents find
Feasibility studies for projects lines between Lydia and Beam "THERE IS becoming more
that never get going cost the city avenues,but withdrew their re- and more pressure through the
of Maplewood money. quest due to what they said was Metropolitan Council and other
This is what some residents an excessive estimated cost of agencies to require public sewer
who changed their minds about $40 per foot.The petitioners said and water rather than the private
a sewer and water project along this was double the cost they systems,"Miller added.
Bellaire Avenue found out dur- originally were quoted for the
ing a city council meeting last service. "Therefore,those people who
week. City Manager Michael Miller. have assumed the cost of private
"THE CITY pays for a feasi- told the council this was the sec- systems may, at some time in
bility study,and if no project re- and petition and feasibility the future, also be faced with
sults, it's not fair to the city," study the city has received in the cost of the public system."
l.ayor Robert Bruton said. the past four years. The city's study says it is fea-
'It costs us money and we "The petitioners have now re- sible to o ahead with the utilit
don't have money. That's why versed themselves prior to a g y
we're going to have a referen- public hearing," said Miller, improvements, and the council
dum in June," he added,refer- who recommended that the set May 220 as the hearing date
ring to the vote on the paramed- council set a public hearing for for the project.
is program. the project anyway on May 20.
PETITIONERS had asked for "Even though at this time it
the extension of water and sewer may be less costly for the prop-
- - , erty owners to install their pri-
vate systems,in the long run it
may prove a more expensive op-
tion,"he said in his report.