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Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if this only pertains to new housing. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder replied that this pertains to the system, not necessarily the house. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman commented that this would affect very few people. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder continued that this deals with the life of the system. He would not expect <br />that this will affect thousands of people in the future. <br /> <br />Brett Perry, attorney for the Haubrich's, Croteau's and Olson's, asked if you have a <br />private well, will hookup be deferred indefinitely. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder explained that this proposes hookup at the point in time when the private <br />septic system is 10 years old. The water hookup would be at that same time also. As a <br />hookup example, he stated that if your septic is three years old, you would hook up in 7 <br />years, two years equal eight years, etc. The Haubdch's installed a new drainfield and <br />pump in 1991; however, the original system is 26 years old. If their repaired system is <br />considered a new system by the Building Official, he would have 10 years from 1991 to <br />hook up. If it is not considered the same as a new system, they will have two years to <br />hook up. <br /> <br />Mr. Perry expressed his agreement with Councilmember Beyer. He does not see a <br />problem with a 100 house subdivision. He felt they would be required to hook up <br />immediately. This is a smaller subdivision. We request an indefinite extension be granted <br />and that the hook up occur when the system needs repair/replacement. He requested that <br />his clients be given a chance to get a return on their investment; $10,000 to $15,000 is a lot <br />of money. <br /> <br />Marilyn Haubrich stated, as an example of longevity of a system, they had their system for <br />22 years with seven people in the family. <br /> <br />Mr. Perry stated that the Haubrich's will be assessed $40,000, the Olson's just under <br />$20,000, and the Croteau's just over $20,000. Councilmember Beyer's suggestion would <br />help to defer these assessments for as long as possible. <br /> <br />Councilmember Beyer reiterated that she wants language in the policy to defer hookup until <br />the private system fails. She stated she does not want the wording changed to "shall be" or <br />"may be" as suggested by Mayor Hardin. <br /> <br />Councilmember Peterson stated he would like staff to come up with numbers showing <br />whether the City can afford to defer these costs for a number of years. If we are only <br />talking two or three situations, maybe this would be fair and equitable, but if you are <br />talking hundreds of systems, that would not be fair. <br /> <br />Jane Schmidt, 5830 - 151st Lane NW, Ramsey, stated "you talk about whether the City <br />can afford it. Where's the consideration of whether we can afford it. You are playing God <br />- you are not listening - you just don't get it." <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman inquired in what area would there be 100 systems this could <br />happen to. <br /> <br />City Council/October 24, 1995 <br /> Page 11 of 19 <br /> <br /> <br />