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Councihncmber K.~lmk que~dioned how it was even feasible to think that City sewer and water would be extended to the area by nc'<t year, City Admil]islmtor Nonmm nc)led ~hat the City Council did authorize the extension of the City sower and xvatcr to/\rmstrong Bou] :yard. Cotmcilmcmbcr [:,ivig stated that t was his understanding that the project the City Council approved cx/emled (',ity services to Mmstrong Boulevard as well as to the south side of Highway #10. A ssi stent ( ;omen m~ity Dcvel oplnent Director Trudgeon replied that was correct. Councilmembcr Pearson stated that thc current problem is that people who own property in the proposed col't'idor arc being prevent, ;d 'l't'om doing anything with their property. ,lira Nielsen, repros;curing property ~>wl~ers along Alxnstrong Boulevard south of the fire station, explained that a ptt~'CIlase agreemeni was written for the property that was ready to close until the developers went lo the City and found out that what was happening in the area was in limbo. O,]cc thc developer's learned that (.R. ~116 rnight be extended tl'u'ough the property it stopped the sale. '['hal is o~ly one of many tra~-~sactions that have fallen apart because the City is unsure of what is going to happen in that 9articular area. Developers are coming to the City ready to develop, but they need a policy frol~ tile City Council on where the roads are going to go. That being said lie mali7es it is a big decision, but the landowners need to know what to do with their property. Mayor (temco :stated that if the Cit> is able to get the bridge in 20 years that would be a miracle but cxtemling lllc mad to thc noFtl-~ inio Ell< River is so far out that he did not thi~¢ that was something they cotlld even plata for :it cl~is time. Councihncmber Elvig stated that hc thought there was a more immediate concern with the Town C, cntcr. Any decision the (Jotmcil makes pertaining to roads impacts the Town Center greatly because thc State is requiring one mile between on and off ramps, which could mean that Armstrong [~oulcvard could be shui elf. For that reason alone he wants to first focus on that issue and then work fi'om thc~-e. Tho At-mstrong corridor has to stay open if they want the Town Center to succeed. Mayor Galnec stated that in thc pas~ thr.: City has talked about extending C.R. #116 to Jarvis and iFthat were to happ,m he would not be hesitant to develop some of the land. Councilmembc~- Slmlnmen qucstiot ~ed il' they could realistically separate the issue of extending #169 Ii'om tilt: I'utu~-c river bridge crt ssing. City Administrato~' Norman stated that lac would suggest that the City Council focus on the extcnsioI1 of (:.R. ,Zll O to the rive~ br'idge crossing and direct The Tinldenberg Group to have discussions with the, di fl'crci~tt groups rc~¢u'ding the #169 corridor. City Council Work Session/May 4, 2004 Page 5 of 14