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Council Minutes of 1-19-71 Page -4- for the land. Mayor Christman said this is incorrect. The City dfd not pay for this; it cass purchased by Floyd Browne. It was felt the lift station site wss tao saall and too close to the edge of that lot. Floyd Browne purchased the lot and gave it to the City. At this time Mr. Boehmer presented Mr. PeCer Townsend, 5424 Whiteshaven, caho had presented Council with s lettor that he wauld like to read to the public. (Cogq of letter ia attoct?sd to original minutes) In his letter, Mr. Townsetid diacusaed orig#.ns1 taasCer p1an for ati initial facility of 3 million g?11me per day with two atep expansion; rcqufre- ments of the FWOA and OWFC; i`eela amaaCer plaa of controlled exsansion should be provided; discussed financ#,ng atnd in sumation urged CounCtl and instructed his Coimcilmm to seject this emergency legislaticm and return it to the plann3ng staoe for re-evaluatian of a total master plan which shall include both techuical and financial cansiderations. Ma.yor Christn?an apologized far having ta schedule a public iaformatianal meeti.ng that conflicted wfth sua alseedp echeduled Schoal Bcard meetfng, but did feel the meeting had to be held. Regarcti.ng original plan for sewers for the City it was a 3 miliioa ga11an piaa but ori.ginally recommended that it go to 6 million gallans. At that time the financiag conditions did not permit this to be dane. The plan was updated as ordered by the State in 1968 as a requi.rewenC on xenetwal of our permit to discharge sewage. They indicated that we should update and prepare a plan for Che expansion of the Treatme3nt PIanC.. We have had a mester plsn actd it has been updated in 1968. The plans in 1968 recommended going to a 6 millfon gallon additian at that time, with a future 9 ffiillian addition sometime in the future. 1980 was the time they felt that the 6million gallon would be exceeded. In l.ooking at the cost of construction that has taken place since 1960, and in viewing the proposed inflatitnary spiral that ie ahead ot us, it was discussed that we go to 9 million gallons in this expansion, and hsve a facility that - ten pears froan naw - people will not be eaping 't-7hy didn't they build it big eaough to start with?'. Proposed increase should be able to hand2e the sever area in North Olmsted, part of Fairview Park, and 1100 acres of the Tawnship to a year quite far in Che future. Legislation was enacted auttcor3zing the Engineers to design the 9 milliau gallon plant. Mr. West connnnented the State nassed a One Hundred Million Dollar baud issue for the SCate to provide monies for cities and c4mmunities earmarked for sewer plants. We have applied for $nd have abtained our share af this money. It is now our uonderatanding that all of this maney has been ccrmm.itted. If we were to drop out and start all over again, theze would nm 1anger be any of this money avail.able ta us. 'I.'here wauld be state manary avai]abl.e under a general revenue type of barrowiag aad he discussed the difference in interest rates. Mr. L. McGill, 5185 Devon Drive, ecmmercded the Mayor and City Offic3ais who have given a great deal of ttacrught regarcling sepwers in the City snd thinks they have done agcwd job. Alsa seeanc3e Mr. Town:end's views, He said he fs not agaizst treatment faciLities and n4t agai.nst exgansion, but he feels that 3X of aur present plant is too large. Feela Chis is planned for 40 years fros now ahen c,apacity vtll be reached and he does not feel this makes gaod busitaese eea,se. Diaauseed better ways to haadle