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would develop such a plan and hopefully at some point have a, you know, continuing funding source that we can rely
on to make those repairs.
Alex Comeau
Okay, thank you.
Chairman Dowd
All right. Any other testimony in favor?
Derek Thibeault
Derek Thibeault, 9 Emerson Road. Since we're asking questions, my curiosity is during a public hearing are we
supposed to just talk about what we want to talk about or do we ask questions? Because | thought we don't ask
questions right?
Chairman Dowd
In a public hearing, you can ask questions if there's somebody here that can answer they will. If we can't, they differ
it?
Derek Thibeault
Okay, so I'll get onto my point about roads. Roads, sidewalks - sidewalks need fixing. | talked to Lauren today at the
DPW and she said there is no sidewalk program like the paving program. So | think we do need to take that money
and fund the sidewalk program. Thank you.
Chairman Dowd
Thank you. Anyone else testimony in favor?
TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION
Laurie Ortolano
Laurie Ortolano. Okay I'm now officially in opposition and I'll tell you why. | would like to see a comprehensive plan
developed and | don't think developing a comprehensive plan will cost $400,000. I'd like to see that done so that we can
get a picture of what the big, you know, the total cost of this project is and whether or not we can really begin funding it or
start that work given where we're going particularly next year with the new property assessments and the amount of debt
we've taken on. | don't want to authorize $400,000 to do not only the study, but potentially start something that we can't
finish. | also feel we're halfway through the spending year. If we could fund just the study, you know, by the time you're
ready to begin developing a new budget in April, you can look at funding this further if it's possible, but | think we're going
to be up against a wall when it comes to spending and when we know what's coming down the pipe on these new
properties which will be out next August. So I'm in opposition to this. Thank you.
Chairman Dowd
Anyone else in opposition? Seeing and hearing no one, I'll close the public hearing on R-21-187.
R-21-189
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF
ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY NINE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY DOLLARS ($1,859,440)
FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT FOUR HILLS LANDFILL AND THE
PURCHASE OF A REFUSE TRUCK AND WHEELED LOADER
Jeff Lafleur, Superintendent of Solid Waste
In this resolution, you'll see a lot of big ticket items but they're very important to the landfill. The first two I'll speak to is the
continuation of the Phase III landfill expansion and the Phase IV permitting for our landfill air space. The amounts there
