[Winona Online Democracy]
Linda F. mentioned a friend questioning her hook up fee to the sewer and water that is running by her home on Hwy 43. It seems the city told her the cost would be $12,000. She is wondering why she has to pay so much for hook up to a pipe that runs right in front of her house. I think the second question is why should an individual have to pay $12,000 for hook up and the Country Club not have to pay a penney? Is this fair? The City stated that it was because they are running the pipe through the CC and therefore feel the CC should not have to pay. I wonder if the the City is as kind to others who's yards they have stripped up to lay pipe in the past and will do so in the future. Would they be so generous to the farmer who they take property as emminent domain to put up a lift station and then force him to hook up because of the shoddy studies that are done in the area saying there is fecal material in the water near his land. How can the City justify charging single home dwellings $12,000 to run a sewer and water to them, and then spend millions to run it out to the Phillips property? I wonder what the City's true agenda is with the pipe going down Hwy 17. When did the City become an investor for private enterprises? They invest millions of taxpayers money on a sewer line that may or may not serve as little as 100 households over ten years, loose 40% by having estimates come in that far over their budget and not blink an eye at throwing away that much more of tax dollars. They tell the lady living on 43 it will cost her $12,000, but the CC nothing. They tell the public the developers are paying the fees for lawyer costs on the annexation proceedings, but hide from the public that they have a deal with the developers to pay them back by not charging them hook up costs for the first 3 or 4 home sites. Seems to me the lady on 43 is getting unfair treatment along with anyone else who is thinking of or being forced to hook up. How much more can this City do to divide a community. Do they believe people are not paying attention and talking about this? Trust me they are. Unfortunately, way to many feel powerless against this government to speak up. Now isn't that sad? Janice Turek Quoting LindaF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [Winona Online Democracy] > > _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
