Dear Mrs. Creek,
I will be meeting with Mayor Anderson in the morning and signing the resolutions for this project. Here goes:
1) I agree that periodic updates would be helpful to keep everyone in the loop. However, putting together the necessary legal terminology for the inter-local agreement with Franklin along with the accompanying resolutions to approve and fund it has been in the hands of our attorney and simply did not call for community input.2) The County resolution basically approves an inter-local agreement with the City of Franklin rather than Lynnwood. The Commission will vote on this March 9 at our 7PM meeting. There is a public comment period at the beginning of themeeting if you or others wish to come speak in support of this project. All four of your representatives will sign the resolution and I see no reason that it will not pass with full commission support. Once the agreement is approved, signed, and funding put in place, I believe that the actual work can begin.3) As far as I know, the signed easements are all still good. But don't quote me.4) The inter-local agreement between the City and County did not require input from the community. It is a legal document setting forth the terms of each entities responsibilities.5&6) In the beginning, we were told by legal staff that the County could not pay for individual homeowners to hook up to a sewer and not provide the same or similar service to other neighborhoods thus improving the property value of some and not others. However, Ido believe it is not out of the question to approach it differently and investigate grant money based on the public health issue of the problem. The stimulus bill is an unknown at this point, but the work certainly falls under the heading of "improving infrastructure". So, I will discuss these ideas with Rogers and see if either has legs.8) There is no question that the neighborhood supporters have done an amazing job of pushing us forward and helping get us to this juncture. Your group came through with help securing signatures at a critical point. We are going to ensure that this project is completed.9) If the County was in the sewer business like the cities and utilities, this project would have been on line years ago. But, these are complex and unchartered waters for the County. I do believe we have stepped up to be part of the solution. And Mayor Anderson's success with bringing the City of Franklin into the arrangement has been an important change that brings about a better outcome for the future.I agree wholeheartedly that it has taken too long to get this problem solved. However, it has not been from lack of persistence and commitment on behalf of your local officials.Positively,Mary Brockman
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Response from Mary Brockman
Mary Brockman was first to respond to Andi Creek. I was slow in posting, sorry for any inconvenience caused by my delay:
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