HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 04-15 Maplewood to continue talks on water system improvements DISPATCH Maplewood to continue talks
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The Maplewood City benefit esdimrated $13 per said SEVERAL
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Council will continue ers anthatA Another
who can 1 their own waterdiscussion Thursday on front foot,plus a connec- the water improvements, people
sup-
more than $10 million in tion charge of about aannd neitheridoesthe
th perM without tapping into the
prop so to improve-r $500.C
ments to the city water. C o u n c i 1 members cent of Maplewood's be assessed shouldcitsstem not
system'. stressed that improve- water.
The council last week ments in the system are Mayor Robert Bruton • Many residents s had
dropped two streets from ° necessary, regardless
to cityd M alydohas told d the the specific
uestionndbout
tthe project after resi- whether the city g
n said e ropoed
dents objected to the im- im
distribution syst m, bey that water rates decrease t watewater," • but he noted provements sholld s
provements at a publicisbe
on
the
hearing. ' cause of water pressure as consumption increas- verutonbhowevE:r,pndi-
le.
THE STREETS, Gera- p r o b 1 e m s in various es.
parts of the city. "If we tie them out of cated the council will
dStreet
from CenturyFern- the system, everyone in make the d e c i s i o n,
dale Street to THOSE p.r o b 1 e m s
Avenue, and Radatz Av- Maplewood will pay prompting boos from the
mean not only inconven-
enue from Southlawn more for their water," he audience.
fence for residents but a said. The council has the
Drive to White Bear re hazard in fire fighting, Wiegert added that 3M authority to make such a
enue, are considered council members said. does have water supply decision without explained.
non-essential in r.me- problems, and e i t h e r endum,
meriting a "master.me- If the city were to re-
ter"water system.ht ' ro its tailD o system,a I d will have to solve them.lewood or,St. ,make their may e e l i n g s
UNDER that system, Councilman known at hearings or
:he city would buy water Wiegert pointed out, im- ONE resident pro- counc
at wholesale rates from provements would still pe s posed
red tucci$g the e foot- supportotefor their ilme
e n who
he
St. Paul and would then cost about$8 million.
bill Maplewood resi-
and increasing the peri- said.
dents for the water.Resi- In addition, he said, od of time over which
dents areynow billed di- the differential between paid. He he city would not have the also suggested
would be
reln St.Paul.
Dozens of residents wholesale and toward the portional toe the tvolume
pro-
showed up at last Thurs-
day's public hearing to cost of the improve- of use, rather than low-
object or to ask ques- ments. That differential ering rates for volume
tions about the improve- appears to be about 35 users,
in
more order to spitequread
which would cost per cent,he said.