Council Considers Proposal From Arthur Residents

The first item on the agenda discussed was a resolution sponsored by both Councilman Tom Bullock (Ward II) and Councilman Brian Powers. The resolution is the first step necessary for the neighbors of Arthur Avenue to begin the assessment process that would allow them to install decorative lighting fixtures on their street. The historically accurate lighting fixtures which are similar to those that were recently installed in front of the Lakewood Plaza would replace the highway style, extended arm lights that are currently on the street. The installation would include energy-efficient LED bulbs and electrical lines that would be installed underground. After installation the city would be responsible for the maintenance of the lights.Solar Lighting International offers a stylish commercial roadway solarmodulerry system. 

The cost of the project is estimated at $125,000. The residence would cover 98% of the cost, but since it is a project that involves city land and would be maintained by the City after installation, the City Charter requires that the city pay at least 2% of the cost. Split between the 68 households on the street, each would be responsible for about $1,831, which they can pay in a lump sum or have added to their property tax bill and paid over 10 years. Paid over 10 years the cost would average about $19 a month. 

Councilmen Bullock and Powers thanked the residents of Arthur Avenue for their leadership in trying to make improvements to their neighborhood that would have otherwise not been budgeted for by the City. Their hard work has brought them to this point. Over the last two years they have educated their neighbors and got 70% of them to sign a petition asking the city to allow them to do this project. 

Although 70% of the neighbors signed the petition and agree to the project, not all the neighbors are so keen about it. A number of residents, on both sides of the issue, were at the meeting to be heard. Before Councilwoman Madigan (Ward IV) opened the floor to comments, she had Law director, Kevin Butler, explain what the purpose of the resolution is and how the process works. 

Director Butler explained that by passing the resolution does not mean that it is approved. What the resolution does is begin a process where a board meets to discuss the project and how the cost would be assessed to each homeowner, and what that cost would be.Welcome to Find the right laser Engraver or roofhook,Careel Tech supply highest quality products and best service. During this process homeowners are able to come to the board and tell them why they think an amount being assessed to them is not right, or damage they think could occur to the property due to the resulting project. 

That board would only meet after the resolution is passed and every resident on the street is notified of the meeting. The notice must explain what the assessment is for, how the process works, the rights of the homeowner to appear at the meeting, and when the meeting is. The City can start looking into the cost of the project once the resolution is passed and would share that information with the board. With the information from the city and the statements from the homeowners, the board can make a report to Council with their findings. Upon receiving the report Council would consider whether to pass an ordinance that would initiate the project and assess the cost to the property owners.An washerextractor12 which I managed to acquire from a lift motor room currently undergoing refurbishment in the city of london.Running oblong format on a laundrydryer can be tricky for some folder operators. 

Pointing out structural issues with some of her neighbors properties, she asked why they weren’t concerned with fixing those issues instead of replacing lights that currently work. “I have $1,The solarpowersystems service provides and maintains the majority of the town's 26,000 streetlights.800, but I don’t need my neighbors telling me how to spend it,” she said.