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t Mr. Edelman, a Notary Public, then administered the Oath of Office to Ilr. Wieland. Mayor Endress then reported that the three year term of Mr. Harry Corlett had expired and a new member would have to be appointed on the_ Architectural Board. Ntayor Endress said that because of the excellent job. done by T°Zr. Corlett, he re-appointed him for another three-year term. It was moved by Mr. Oatess, seconded by Mr. Beard, that the appointment be confirmed. Roll Call: Ayes -Messrs Swanson,Strater,Taylor,~~lh3.ting,Beard and Oatess. Nays - l~TOne. I`~otion Carried Appointment Confirmed Mayor Endress, reporting on the Hilltop Setirer Project, said that the two ordinances were due for their second reading and, as tir. Pusinski was present, wished to have the matter taken up at this time. The Clerk reported that he had run a survey on V~ilson Mills from S.O.T. to Lander Road, and had received 28 replies to his questionnaire. Thirteen.. were in favor of the project and fifteen against it. T~Iro Pusinski then spoke for the sewer ,legislation and said that he thought the front foot assessment on Wilson Mills wa.s. very fair and spoke again of the ~~.00.00 cost• of connecting under the road for residents of the North side. He stated further, that if things were not delayed too long, it might be possible to lay the sewer at a cost of X7.50 for the South side and X1.50 per foot on the North side of tililson Mills. He went on-to say that after all legislation was passed, the next order of business was for -the Board of County Commissioners to call a public hearing, at which time all property owners in the Hillcrest area would be notified, and have a chance to voice any complaint or. have any inequalities in assessments re-appraised and rectified, and that 20,000 cards were all read to go into the mail at the present time.- lr. 5trater then took uP the questions of those property oT~-ners not in favor of the project. These were taken from the survey made by the Clerk. Mr. Pusinsl~. tried. to give favorable answers to these questions and cleared up some misunderstandings. .He spolte of the terrain as sloping to the lake, but said that this was the cheapest way out of the dilemma, and that he did not •think arty one was being,bailed out. He pointed out further that our pumping station would be abolished and the village would be saved the expense of any upkeep on its sewer. Dr.~Sowin then arose and stated that he was one of the largest frontage holders on Wilson T°iills and had hired counsel to get information on this project, of which he was net4at first in favor. His counsel eras surprised that we could get a sewer of this proportion for u8.00 per front foot, and this so changed Dr. Sowin's attitude, that he stated he was now heartily in favor of the project. 1~Ir. Sloan, also present, said-that two-thirds of the Village would not be benefitted by this fewer, and asked T~rhat plans were being made tv take care of the North half of the Village. He said that Proctor Noyes had been against any plan that did not follow the. natural terrain. Mr. Pusinski replied that this portion of the Village would eventually tie into the 2.