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n U Special Meeting 5/23/79 4 La Porte has been, is and will continue to be directed and governed by elected officials who are prudent and fiscally responsible in the discharge of their responsibilities. This Council has, in the past three years, begun to improve upon some of the problems mentioned above. Two capital improvements have been completed and substantial action has been taken on three others. The City Hall and the Police Building were completed this year. Forty acres of raw land has been purchased for park development. and $3,250,000.00 of local bond funds have been committed for water and sanitary sewer improvements. In addition to and including part of the above, the following are a list of capital improvements with estimated costs that will be considered over the next seven to ten years. *Construction of a new 2.5 mgd sanitary sewer plant, line re- habilitation and construction $2,000,000.00 **Construction of approximately 14.1 miles of water transmis- sion mains to loop the City's water system 3,250,000.00 Conversion to surface water 8,000,000.00 Drainage and street improvements 6,000,000.00 Construction of Public Works Service Center 300,000.00 Park and Recreation development 1,000,000.00 $23,250,000.00 Less current funded amt. (3,250,000.00) Unfunded $20,000,000.00 NOTE: *This $2,000,000.00 represents the City's 25 percent share of the $6,000,000.00 required to construct the project. The remaining $4,000,000.00 is being provided by an E.P.A. grant under PL 92-500. These funds were authorized in the City's February bond issue. i **$1,250,000.00 of these project costs were also authorized • in the Frbruary bond election, leaving a balance of $2,000,000.00 unfunded.