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Re~ ar Council Meeti.ng April 23, 1979, Page 9 Councilman Cox said the City has a responsibility in the burden of maintaining the road. He feels that if the City doesn't take the opportunity to upgrade the road now that at some time in the future it will have to be done by bonding along with the other unimproved roads in the community. Woodlawn Estates and Forest Hideaway have brought the major portion of pressure in breaking down the road therefore he would like to see the project proceed. Councilman Mickelson said he would like to see the project proceed and that it should be blacktopped. The major portion of traffic has been put on that road by the two developments and.it is Unfair to burden two individuals with the bigger expense. It is not really their traffic on the road, it is the develop- ments around them. Councilman Sorteberg said he can't go along with any of the five plans. Two or three of these property owners would be paying a higher share. Until the Council can figure out a way to pay the administrative share, he is not in favor. Councilman Reimann said he thinks if City funds are used, it will set a presidence, there will be more people coming in to request the City blacktop their roads to bring them up to standards. He doesn't feel the project should go through because some of the people that will benefit might not be able to afford it. Mayor Gamec said he also feels it lis not fair that two individual would have to pay a greater share but then why do people in Woodlawn have to pay what they would have to. He would like to see it blacktopped, however, the only other way would be to put it on as a capital improvement project. Councilman Sorteberg added that the people livi.ng in that area are the ones who use it and they don't want it. Councilman Cox said he heard a lot of people from Forest Hideaway and Woodlawn Estates tell him that there were under the impression'that it would be improved. Councilman Reimann said he feels Class V is sufficient on this street. If the City were getting a fair share of State Aid then maybe they could afford to finance projects of this type but he doesn't feel the road is that bad. Councilman Cox said that people have complained to him because of the poor condition of the road. Mr. Delaney, 161st Avenue said it used to be a country road way back, the County took care of it, it has been there over 60 years and it is not a development road. It is a City road, and he feels it is the responsibility of the'City.to take care of it. He said he hadn't heard anyone complain about the cQndition-of the road. Councilmmn Cox asked Mr. Delaney if he had ever complained to him about it. Mr. Delaney said he complained because it wasn't graded eno.ugh. Mr. Lund, Developer of Oakridge Estates, stated he had to come up with $150~000 · to dedicate to the City, that developing had been rough enough on him without that extra expense and it wouldn't be so bad if he Could put a gate and toll