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Mr. Clarence Schweb, a resident o£ Metro Park Drive, then petitioned Council to be heard on their problem of flooded basements on Metro Park Drive on the South side of the street from Mr. Busa to SOM Road. There was f rom 2 to 3 feet of water in their basements,.which was clear water and evidently backing up into the sewer from samewhere. This is a subject that has come to Council many many times with a great many theories of what causes it and what can be dotte to alleviate the matter. Nothing so far has seemed to work and Council is thoroughly in the dark as to the layout of the sanitary sewer, having no plans to go on and no one who seems to know just where and how this sewer was laid. There was a gseat deal of discussion with the residents present with £eelings mounting to the bursting point. Mayor Endress again told these people that this was strictly a sanitary sewer to take care of their septic tanlcs and not a storm sewer and eould not be used as such and that we cannot be responsible f or any bther drains that might be connected into this sewer; that there were only two possibilities, one that the residents held themselves or put in a storm sewer and pay f or it. Mr. Peterson said that this sewer was not designed for.footers and drains but was big enough to take their septic tanks. The residents then gave Mr. Belzer the name of a man who knew about this sewer and Mayor Endress aslced Mr. Belzer to get him into the Safety Committee and question him about the sewer. Mre Belzer said that he knew the man and would do:this. Mr. Belzer and Mr. Sloan then said that they had an idea of their own and would go down and look at the area. There being no further business to come before Council, upon motion made and duly put, Council adjourned. /1 4154 41 Mayor - President o£ Council Attest: v? Z ? ?J-21.0 V ) ??1 ( SE A-L 5.