11/02/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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110 REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 2, 1981 3110 Riverside Drive, is surplus equipment and not needed by the City of South Bend: WASTE OIL BURNER, SCRUBBER, CONTROL SYSTEM TWO STORAGE TANKS AND MISCELLANEOUS APPURTENANCES WHEREAS, Chapter 186, Acts of 1967, of the Indiana General Assembly, permits the sale of personal property°no longer needed or obsolete. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that the above listed equipment is surplus and not needed by the City of South Bend. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Engineering Department be authorized to dispose of said equipment and remove same from the city's inventory list. Adopted: November 2, 1981 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/ John E. Leszczynski s/ Richard L. Hill s/ Joseph E. Kernan ATTEST: s/ Barbara J. Byers, Clerk Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above Resolution No. 22, 1981, was adopted. PUBLIC HEARING - IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 3516, 1981 (WABASH STREET SANITARY SEWER PROJECT) The public hearing on the construction of sanitary sewers on Wabash Street from Ewing Avenue to Calvert Street, authorized under Improvement Resolution No. 3516, 1981, adopted by the Board on October 19, 1981, was held at this time. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News which were found to be sufficient. Mr. Leszczynski noted that the preliminary assessment roll listed a total cost of the improvement at $54,959.65, with the amount to be assessed to the city, should the project be approved, of $27,479.68. He stated that, unless more than 50% of the affected property owners objected to the construction of the sewer, the Board would proceed` to obtain bids for its construction. Miss Helen Zurawski, owner of Lots 215 and 216, along with her brothers, Andrew and John, expressed support of the sewer project. Mr. Gerald Dhaeze, owner of Lots 204 and 205, reminded Miss Zurawski that the cost of the improvement as listed on the assessment roll did not include hooka - up to the sewer and that additional expense would be incurred by the property owners. He presented a petition signed by all but one of the home owners between Ewing and Calvert who were opposed to the sewer construction. He later indicated that those signatures were obtained from anyone living in the households who was over 18 years of age. Mr. Matthew Krizman, stated that he was the owner of one of the many vacant lots in the project area,'and he did not want to pay for the sewer just for his vacant propperty. Mr. Albert Tengelitsch, owner of Lots 183 through 191, stated. that he was proposing to build on his lots and he had been unable to get a building permit until he attempted to have sanitary sewers put in. He stated that he had heard that Barrett Law may expire within the year, and then property owners would have to pay the full cost of such improvements. Mr. Hill and Mr. Leszczynski stated that they were not aware that the Barrett Law procedure would be expiring. Mr. Tengelitsch stated that he was in support of the sewer construction in order that he could begin construction on his lots. Mrs. Leonard Skwarcan, 2221 South Olive Street, 1