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_r6~~ would hook into Karrirrgton Estates. Joe Beikntan answered probably. Mars- Crawford asked if on the low end would the sewer increase the drainage. Joe Beikman said tl~e sewer would not affect the slorrrt water problem. Emerson Hurley, 12593 Linda Lane said he did not have a problorn with his septic that his was a storm watez• problem. Counciltmata. Bryant said if this was something our digging was going to affect our engineers sltould look to see if they could correct this- it there are drainage problems in the addition. then the Town should know about them to see if we could correct before we start digging. We may have to come back and do some work once the sewer is in. He went on to say that any field tile: or perimeter drains cut would be replaced- Someone in the audience s~1id they thought the problem. was the slope of the property and any water drains very slowly and at the low end water stays fora .long period of titre. He tFrought if the ground were graded properly the problcrn would l7e solved.- Councilman Bryant asked how many people had. problems with their septic. Two people raised their liarrds. Councilman Bryant said the Town had received three letters from people who could not attend the meeting that were for the installation of sewer arrd annexation. He went on to say that certainly the drainage issues would have to be addressed- Councilman Bryant asked if there were a lot of drainage problems in Brookmoor. Corncilman Clark said there were. Mr. Hurley said maybe the sanitary sewer and storm sewer could be dealt witkr at the same lime. Councilman Bryant said at this time, the Town was just dealing with tl~e sanitary and goes the way Joe Beikmctn was rofen-ing to. Joo Beiknrari said this was something the: council tray want to address, if there are storrxz water problems arrd if the county is goi.rrg to redo the streets- Wilbur Asher, 4838 East .Hadley Road asked if the line goes in back of his house where does he hook-orr, at Hadley Road or the one in back. Joo Beikman saki the Town would stub to tl~e property line rcgar'ciless,l'd say if the line were in back of .borne that is where you should go. We are looking at costs right now as to the best place to put the line- Vern lnlow, 4768 East Hadley :Road asked what the sewer bill would he. Council President Watcher told him. $8.80 base plus $1-70 per each 1,000 gallons of wafer consuzitod. Mr. Ittlow hats a well so the bill would be $20.00 flat rate per r~ionth. Eric Rogers, 4893 East Marcia Drive asked what the titre frame was if this project goes thni- Councilzxtarr Wartlien said he could not give an exact answer but could only go on past lustory and this was only the secanc] project 11e had been involved. with. He said around April 2003, the council began work orr the Boyd Heights project and it had not been started yet. He said the projecC was moving closer, the engineering studies were close to being done and sent to iDEM for f5na1 approval then they would be ready to bid the job. He thinks we are ahead of the garrre already ors this project because Councilman Bryant had gone door to door which took approximately two months. Exact tune li•ame Pr-esidont Warthen could not tell them. Verx~ lnlow asked if this was going to be voted on tonight. 1'residerrt War-tlten answered no it was not. The council would .hike _ to have their answer orr annexation zoo later than March 1S, 2004. Another question was if this were voted .in, would it mean a rrrandatory Book-on to the sewer. President Watcher said back approximately seven years ago, the addition south of Town known as 13rookrxzore was having rxrajor health issues. The Town was able to obtain a CFF Grant, which made everyone.requrcd to hook-on to the sewer. President Warthcn said he did not know if we tt<td gotten to that point yet. llis ll~ought process was the council was just wanting to get the votes ou annexation first and thought this was more of a public health and safety issue, raw sewage cornirrg to the surface, and if there are drainage problems, the leaching down into other properties. He said his personal thoughts were he would want 1.00 %v compliance as far as hooking on- :lJe did not know how the other council member's fell.:Mr.:lrlow asked if the Town was going to otter low interest loans so lie could pay for the Kook-on and lateral. President tiVarthen answered that with the Iirooktmore Project Citi~crrs Bank worked with the "Town and offered low interest loans orr the lrocik-on fee only and the Clerk-Treasurer's oFrrce took care of'rrinety-day contract;s. Cottncilrrran Bryant asked if interest was charged on the ninety-day contracts acid there was not any interest charged on tl~e contracts. President War•then explained to Mr. Irrlow he would have to (lay for• the installation of the lateral. from the property line to the stub-in. Dick Antrirxr, 4928 East Marcia Drive, told the council his understanding was there; was a stipulation irr his abstract of twenty-five years ago they were to hook on to sewer as soon as it became available. President Warthen explained the subdivision would have to be • annexed first because of the funeling he had earlier stated. There was an order that had to be followed.