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12-17-01 Page 25 Mayor Rinker said a couple of housekeeping items. With the Issue 2 monies, for everyone's benefit, we have potential review by the Small Governments because we qualify for that status. Without doing anything more than guesswork, it is likely that the sanitary sewer issue is going to be too large an issue to pass through that particular review. I suspect that what we will be looking at and will revisit with the residents with the committee is the likelihood that we would re-submit the Issue 2 application in the Fall for that project. The water line, we think we may still have an opporiunity; it's a smaller ticket, relatively speaking. I think we will know probably within the next month or so where we stand with that. One of the strategies we've already started to look at insofar as we had such a good result with the bid package on the water line, the grouting component; this recent extension kind of uncovered a potential for being able to do that work with relatively good economy. I think the sequencing will be 1) see if Small Governments gives it the nod; if not, then we should look pretty seriously shortly after the first of the year at looking at that water line project as something to get done. If we determine to hold off on any further work with the sewers, because realistically we need to go to Issue 2 for that; then that should make the funds more readily available there. Then, as a final note (and I really don't want to beat a dead horse on this issue that we discussed tonight) but I feel compelled to say this; and Mr. Ilacqua this is for your comment as well, I think that we really should promote the discussion. The fact of the matter is this does have big ramifications. It has ramifications beyond the particular lot. This isn't just the project itself. This is a matter of dealing with the rezoning. I couldn't agree with you more; I get distressed though when I see that because of a justifiable concern of the downside of any such kind of change, that the reaction is one of stopping--so when I used that phrase torpedo, what I am talking about is that you need to get this thing moving forward in discussion. There are numerous points along the way, from here until February where there is a lot of control that Council retains, that the community retains. I don't think we should be overly concerned about that ability. On the contrary, it challenges all of us to look at this; and it challenges any applicant, it challenges anyone who is seriously promoting a change of that kind of significance to come up with good reasons. Just because issues may raise controversy, doesn't mean we don't look at them. We cannot turn away from them without facing other kinds of consequences. I think that, on too many occasions, we have done just that. I have a real concern for the fact that we need to look to the future and make sure that we are taking the kinds of steps that really do stave part of these issues. I don't think I'm very far apart from anyone in this room on that. I just feel that the process can be handled in a way that makes it much more viable. I just want to leave it on that. Mayor Rinker said Vince, best of luck to you; and hopefully you will be around for some more good changes and more of the good things from the community. Thank you. Mr. Diemert extended best wishes to the Busa's (as all the rest of Council and the Administration.) Mr. Busa said God Bless you all; thanks for everything. Dr. Parker said it has been a privilege and an honor to be next to Vince. Seeing everything you have done for this community, Vince, it's something to be proud and I am proud to be able to sit here next to you. I wish you well; I wish you health and happiness.