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Unless Maplewood de- on improvement bond is- in 2002 to 2006, $29 in Paul or goes indepen- The other major proj-
velops supplemental fi- sues or federal grants. 2007 tp 2011 and $27.50 in dent. ect, costing about
n a n c i n g, local water • The engineer and con- 2012 to 2016. Collier said that pay- $339,360, would be for
rates probably will in- sultants Kirkham-Mi- Maplewood's Village ing for these improve- the area northwest of
crease significantly by chael devised the cost Council recently ordered ments would be the McKnight Road and Lar-
1974, Village Engineer projections on request preliminary plans for an main reason for a future penteur Avenue, serving
Bobby D.Collier said. from Councilman Don estimated $1,161,110 in rate increase. . mostly residential devel-
• He attributed this to Wiegert. water system improve- One of the projects. opment.•
what he called much- Wiegert suggested that ments. costing an estimated A $35,200 project
needed system improve- the figures may help the They are needed, for $786,550, would serve the would be necessary •if
ments. council reach decisions the most part,this year, community's central the village decides to_di-
And the rates are in on water issues facing Village Manager Mi- area, including a $30 vorce an area of Maple
dangerof spiraling, he the community. chael Miller said, re- million diversified shop- wood from the North St.
warned, whether Maple-. One of them — and ap- gardless of whether Ma- ping center due to open :Paul watersystem.
wood continues to con- parently the most press- plewood stays with St. in September 1974.
tract with St. Paul for' ing — is whether to go
water or adopts a pro- independent.
posal to establish a lo- Collier said that after
eal, independent water the first couple of years,
system. costs for the indepen•
Collier cited an ex- dent system would ease
reme, and what he de- markedly.
scribes as unlikely in- As an example, even
stance, in which the av- by billing customers 100
'rage : quarterly water per cent for improve-
rate during 1974 to 1976 m e n t s, the quarterly
could be $114 — a fantas- bills would dip to $51.50
;ic$456peryear. in 1977 to 1981, $46 in
That's if Maplewood 1982 to 1986, $40 in 1987
o e s independent and to 1991, $37.25 in 1992 to
Ails the customers for 1996, $30.75 in 1997 to
he total improvement 2001, $19 in 2002 to 2006.
'osts. $17.25 in 2007 to 2011 and
Another, more palata- $11.50 in 2012 to 2016.
)le alternative, he said, Collier said average
vas to assess 75 per cent water bills under the St.
the watermain costs, Paul system would start
hen bill the customers out less, considerably so
or the remainder. in the first few
Under that plan, the years,than under an in-
iverage •quarterly bill dependent system.
could still be $74.50 — But in 1997 it would
ompared to the current cost less on the Maple-
verage $25 billing — in wood system than on the
fie 1974 to 1976 period. • St. Paul system, he not-
But Collier told of still ed.
ther alternatives that The projected ,quarter-
lay be cchnsidered to ly water bills — pry -
old down the water bill, v i d e d Maplewood re+-
ich as a service availa- mains with St. Paul and
ility charge, juggling of has necessary improve-
ie repayment schedule meats financed 100 per
cent through the billing
— are $31.25 in 1974 to
1976, 833.75 in 1977 to
1981, $35.26 in 1982 to
1986, $35.75 in 1937 to
1991, $34 in 1992 to 19i,
$33.50 in 1997 to 2001, $31