11/02/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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ill REGULAR MEETING 1 NOVEMBER 2, 1981 stated that she and her husband had purchased Lot 192 within the last two years. She advised that the lot was very narrow and nothing could be constructed upon it for this reason. She objected to the installation of the sewer. Mr. Dhaeze explained to the Board that he had sold five of the lots his parents had previously owned to Mr. Tengelitsch. At that time, Mr. Tengelitsch had-been.informed by the Engineering Department that as long as he was "x" number of feet away from the sewer., he could still obtain his building permit. Mr. Dhaeze stated that now. Mr. Tengelitsch was told he had to file a petition under Barrett Law for construction of the sewer in .order to obtain the permit. Mr. Gene Wilkeson stated that his minor sons were owners of Lots 173, 174, 177 and 178. He.stated that he was representing them as their guardian in opposing the sewer construction. He advised that it was impossible to build on only one lot because most of the lots.were very small. He asked about the number of sewer taps required. Mr. Leszczynski stated.that normally each property would get one tap unless otherwise requested by the property owner. Mr. Krizman agreed with Mr. Wilkeson and Mrs. Skwarcan in that the Tots are only 42 feet wide and any future building on the lots would be impossible. He did not feel it made sense to put in the sewers because of that. Mr. Hill explained to the property owners objecting to the sewer that the city had not initiated the proceeding for the construction.. of the sewer. He stated that, according.to law, a petition for Barrett Law improvement must be signed by a property owner and filed with the Board, after which time the Board must hold a public hearing for the purpose of hearing any objections to the proposed improvement. He stressed that the Board needed to get the owners' comments and views on the sewer construction because, if 51% of the property owners objected to same, the sewer would not be constructed. He stated that the city would not force the sewer upon the property owners unless mandated by the Health Department. Mr. Dhaeze stated that Mr. Tengelitsch had been forced into submitting a petition for the sewers in order to allow him to build on his properties, but he had been told otherwise when he purchased the properties.Mr. Tengelitsch stated that his son had recently had problems with an over- saturated septic system not in this particular area, and he was aware that the same problems could be happening to the residents on Wabash Street because the properties were many years old and the water table was high. He also cautioned the residents that, if the sewer construction did not go through, they would be faced with increased construction costs in the.future should it be determined then the sewer should be constructed. Mr. Krizman agreed that the land was low and mucky, and for those reasons, no one would want to build on the properties. Mr. Dhaeze stated that the muck did not start until 200 feet west of Meade Street. He explained that there were only seven homes on the street and most of those residents had lived in their homes for 20 years or more, and were against the construction. In answer to a question posed by Mr. Kernan, Dorothy Arpasi, owner of Lots 201 and 202, explained that Mr. Myers' signature appeared on the petition against the sewer construction as a tenant of the building. She stated that she and her husband were owners of the lots and objected to the sewer. Mr. Kernan stated that only affected property owners.could sign for or against the sewer. He advised that the.Board would do whatever 51% of the property owners wished. Mr. John Hatala, owner of Lot 203, stated that he had lived on Wabash Street for 25 years and had never had a problem with his septic system. He stated that he objected to'the sewer construction. Mr. Hill suggested that the Board advisement for one week in order remonstrance. He stated that if, of Works take the matter under to review the petition and the in fact, a majority of the