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44, Mrs. I. Haas, 27676 Briones Court, asked if the sewer policy had been reconsidered. The Mayor replied that this was not in issue but that the Town would welcome the filing of any petition for sewers to be installed. Mr. David Jansson, 27440 Sherlock Road, stated that he initiated a project for sewers last year. Under the Town policy the cost was doubled. He would like sewers but is against the policy. Councilman Helgesson explained the difference between the contracts with Palo Alto and Los Altos. Substantively, the Los Altos Drainage Basin has no guarantee of capacity unless and until they pay a capacity charge and only if capacity is available. Under the Palo Alto Contract, the properties in the Palo Alto Basin are guaranteed capacity at the time they need it. Mrs. Diana Miller, 13076 Vista Dell Valle Court stated that a proposed assessment some time ago failed because the cost was excessive. Mrs. Lois Hogle, 2000 Page Mill Road, stated that the policy should be rescinded. R. C. Cheney, 10737 Magdalena, stated he did not live within the assessment district. He stated that he had paid his capacity charges in the Los Altos Basin in assess- ment District No. 4. If the whole Town has to pay on the Palo Alto Contract, he would be paying a double charge for capacity. Mr. E. W. Mehner, 26620 Purissima Road, stated that about 6 years ago he subdivided a piece of property and that it had cost an exorbitant amount. He stated he was against sewering his property and that notice he received said nothing about paying Palo Alto. It was explained again that the contract was not in issue but only the matter of benefit to the properties was in issue. Mrs. Ruth Spangenberg, 2100 Old Page Mill Road stated that it was rumored that the same amount could be charged again. It was explained that a charge for the same thing would not be levied but that if the Water Quality Control Board increased its requirements additional costs could be imposed to meet these requirements. Mr. J. G.We ±osman, 12119 Foothill, asked why the different policy in the two basins. The tri -city plant and its financing was explained. He stated he was opposed to sewers and asked the percentage of protests. Mrs. June McIlwraith, 13431 Wildcrest Drive, stated she will not benefit beoause she will never get sewers under the Town's policy. The Mayor replied that she cannot be certain that she will never have sewers. Mr. J. S. MacKay, 13030 Cumbra Vista Court, stated he protested in writing because he did not understand the situation. Are sewers going to be built? It was explained that the project included only the acquisition of capacity rights and reference to the itemized costs in the Engineer's Report was made and it was pointed out that the report showed no lands were to be acquired and no sewers were to be built. He then asked whether the project was to pay the Palo Alto Contract. It was explained by Counsel Assaf that the project was to acquire capacity rights and to assess the costs on the basis of benefits and only that. If the Council found, after consider- ing the evidence presented this evening, that there was no benefit then the project could not proceed. -10-