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the impression I got from reading is different from the real impression. So I wanted to just put that forth. DICKLER:Well, first, in all due respect, all developments start as a fantasy in everyones eyes, developers especially. But in reality, we have made progress with the Water Department. We have identified three separate sources of, potentially for water. Its a long-range program. We would not, we wanted to assure ourselves of the zoning before we spend the money for the water thats necessary; and thats why we come through this process. What you talk about roads is the commitment of the roadway to get to this. It does go through our other property, but its the only way to access this property. And so we have to do that, and we recognize that and its conditioned in. We are, again, we are residents here, and recognized, and have committed to the Mayor and to the administration to be a player in affordable housing. We are, as principals, feel very strongly about the issue on the island; and so we are making the commitment to do affordablehousing.Wearenegotiatingonthecostissues.There,are,Imean,itisa factor that in todays rising cost of construction, that we have to do everything that we can to make it an economically viable project. But our full intent is to build this as an affordable housing project to the extent that weve come up with creative design and construction methods to get the cost down. BROOKS:Id like to further expound, too, on the water issue. Of the three potentials that Allen was addressing, just recently, within the last week or so, there have been meetings between Steve Bolles, whom we had contracted to research the feasibility of deepening one of those sources. Its just simply the possibility of expanding capacity of an existing well. That has been researched and have been found to be feasible from initial researchers. Its going to require some additional engineering to ascertain exactly what size pump, etc., would have to be incorporated into there, but that is much closer than one might think just by looking at the paperwork. GRAHAM:I guess, in the timing of things, you know. my concern would be, given that youre going to have to spend a lot of money on the wells and on the water and the road that we could come down a year or two from now and have a request for the other 40 acres of your parcel. And the gist of that request will be, you know, we have to sort of approve all this stuff so that we can actually expend the funds thatll allow for this affordable to really go forward that we already approved in the past, past being now; and Im uncomfortable with that kind of a time scenario. If it was all put forward at this point and this was one part of a larger thing, Id be much more comfortable with it. BROOKS:I understand, Mr. Graham. I, to further address your concern about those issues, I would like to inform you and assure you that we have already researched ourselves. We have verified through R.M. Towill that the existing water system that is being put in place to, in the adjacent subdivision to facilitate that, that those waterlines in there will be adequate to, more than adequate to service all the needs. So its not a matter -. The only improvements that would need to be made in order for us to water this particular project and beyond is simply the creation of the source within that district; and thats what I was referring to about the potential of expansion of an existing well. Thats 8