Customized water line proposed for Laurel Road A customized water line for Laurel Road residents with conta- minated wells may solve the area’s water problems — if North Saa- nich council will overlook fire flow requirements. Monday night council’s public works, transportation and environ- ment committee passed Ald. Rebecca Vermeer’s motion to install a T-shaped water line, even ~ though the line will pot meet municipal standards. Ald. Art McKinnon said any water line must meet municipal fire flow requirements. “Bugger the fire flows. We've got no water now,” Laurel Road resident Chns Doman said. Resident Ray Spencer said Laurel Road homeowners should not pay the additional cost of looping the line to provide suffi- cient fire flows for the rest of the community. Vermeer suggested the water line be installed through a council initiative. Under that process the water line down Alder Road and from lot 18 east to lot 18 west on Laurel Road will be installed pro- vided half the affected residents support the project. The project will be advertised and those opposing the project will have to register their objec- tions with the municipality, municipal clerk Joan Schill explained. . Improvement project, predicting a ‘Why is no one accepiing — responsibility for screwing up. our water?’ — Vermeer directed staff to deter- mine the cost of the water line per Bl TheReview Wednesday, April 11, 1990 lot and the future cost of expand- ing the line to meet fire-flow requirements. Doman proposed the T-shaped water line as an alternative local majority of residents along the proposed line would vote in favor. Council’s policy of installing water lines only under local improvement projects means the municipality does not follow its own water plan, Doman said. Instead, water lines only go in if Continued on Page B15 ADJUSTABLE BED HEADQUARTERS Complete selection of ) models & special features. SPECIAL: MAXIPEDIC SUPERB PLUS TWIN MAXIPEDIC MAXIPEDIC SUPERB ROYALE Buy any matching -box spring & maltress — and the adjustable = bed frame with rollers Is yours for only $19.95 ~ CITATION HOUSE SPECIALS _ SOFA & CHAIR — SOFA AND GHANA BOTH PIECES ONLY § 15 BOTH PIECES ONLY ¢ A EAMILY, BUSINESS, IN SIDNEY. FOR 32 YEARS _ 2513 Beacon Avenue, ) FUE ‘MON sie :