11/01/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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27 REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 1 1982 1717 South Bend Avenue, advised that he was also hooked up to the city sewer system via Turtle Creek Apartments. Mr. Charles Watson, 51792 Gatehouse Drive, advised that he owned property between that of Mr. Ieraci and Mr. Gensichen and was also in the process of hooking up to the Turtle Creek system. Mr. Leszczynski advised that any property owner not hooked up to an existing system at the time of construction would be required to hook up to the city system and be assessed accordingly. Mr. Lawrence Schmidt, 1932 E. Charles Street, advised that -he had never experienced any problems with his septic system and was living on a fixed income and was not happy about being assessed for the sewer. He advised that all the property owners on Charles Street were against the construction of the system and the assessments to their properties. He asked if the Board would consider excluding Charles Street from the project since it was a residential area and most of the property owners on South Bend Avenue, including the petitioners, owned commercial businesses. Mr. Leszczynski advised that Charles Street had been included in the project because it completed the grid for sanitary sewers in the area since Rosemary Street was already provided sewers. He advised that a remonstrance process is allowed to property owners objecting to the sewer project. Mr. Hill felt the Board could delete that portion of Charles Street from the sewer installation and end the line at Charles Street so that, in the future, it could be extended if requested, if it appeared all the property owners on Charles Street were against the project. He felt it was important for the Board to address the commercial needs of the businesses on South Bend Avenue. A representative for Mr. Watson asked if Mr. Watson could hook up to the sewer system for Mr. Gensichen and Mr. Ieraci which was serviced via the Turtle Creek Apartments. Mr. Leszczynski stated that the Board could not give Mr. Watson permission to hook up to a private sewer line, and the law provides that, if a person is not already hooked up to a sanitary sewer system, hook-up to the city sewer system is_required if provided. Mr. Watson asked if more than 50% of the property owners affected were opposed to the sewer construction. In reviewing the assessment roll and the properties affected,.it was determined that 51`/0 of the property owners were not in opposition to the sewer. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, Improvement Resolution No. 3517, 1982, was amended to exclude East Charles Street from the project. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, Improvement Resolution No. 3517, 1982, as amended, was confirmed, and the matter referred to the Engineering Department for revision of the assessment roll. PUBLIC HEARING - APPROVE VACATIO14 OF ALLEY ADJACENT TO LOT F. JOHN E. WALZ REVISED ADDITION Mr. Leszczynski advised that Mr. Harold Silberman, President of Super Auto Salvage, 3300 South Main, was petitioning for the vacation of the first seven foot north -south alley west of and adjacent to Lot F, John E. Walz Revised Addition, running south from the south line of vacated Dean Street to the north line of Sherwood Street. He.stated that; as in the past, in order for the Board to submit a recommendation to the Common Council, a public hearing had been scheduled at this time and all property owners within 200 feet of the alley had.been duly notified. He further advised that favorable comments in support of the vacation had been received from the Engineering Department, Area Plan Commission and Community Development Department. There was no one present to speak against the alley vacation. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the public hearing was closed and a favorable recommendation for the vacation of the above alley was forwarded to the Common Council, subject to the maintenance of all utility easements.