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6 costly. He said it addresses the environmental plan and undoes damage to the Moorman’s River. Mr. Ivo Romanesco, 117 Bollingwood Road, said he supports comments made in support of the plan. Mr. Downing Smith, 810 Locust Avenue, said that The Hook says that the SFRR can be dredged for $25 million. He said we need to do an RFP and dredge. He said we should not implement the 50 year solution on day one. He said building a dam for what might happen does not make sense. He said we should add onto the dam in 15 to 20 years and save the money for later. Mr. James King, 2607 Jefferson Park Circle, asked why we have not dredged the SFRR before. He said we should include a commitment to restoration and maintenance dredging as an essential part of the plan. He said he favors returning flows to the Moorman’s. He said we should find out what we need to do to save the Reservoir. Mr. Angus Murdock, Rivanna Conservation Society, said differences should not obscure the fact that the supply can be met locally. He said Ragged Mountain is publicly owned and regulated and does not silt. He said he supports the plan, but thinks we need to address the long-term maintenance of the Rivanna. He said a critical issue is the need tor monitor the infrastructure in the Moorman’s. Ms. Kathy Wesson, 438 Wellington Drive, said the problem is just the tip of the iceberg. She said we need to ask why we are allowing so much growth. She said raising the dam destroys wildlife and trees. She said we should come up with a better way to deal with our water supply needs. Ms. Judy Dunscomb, 2223 Dominion Drive, of the Nature Conservancy, supported the plan. She said the goal of the plans is required by the State, to assure that we have drinking water in an environmental way. She said the plan conforms to the State plan: 1) it gets the job done; 2) it restores stream flows to the Moorman’s and 3) the plan sets an example for meeting needs for water without sacrificing the environment. She implored Council to enact the plan. Mr. Martin Chapman, 1717 King Mountain Road, said we do not know if the plan is the least expansive alternative because it has not been studied. He said we should get more information about the dredging option. He said we do not need to go ahead with the plan now as it will save money. Mr. Keith Rosenfeld said there are no absolutes. He said people did not have good information during the public process. He said the dredging estimate was high and the estimate for the pipeline low. He asked Council to slow down and get more information. Mr. Kevin Lynch, 609 Locust Avenue, said there is a lot of misinformation in the plan. He said we had a plan in 2002. He said dredging has not been done because the consultant said it was too expensive. He said there are a lot of ways to get to the water deficit besides raising the dam. He said the conservation rates considered in the projection of needs were too low and the population estimates were 7% higher than those of VEC. He said the current plan does not preclude dredging. He said Council needs to get more facts. Mr. Blair Hawkins, 614 Rock Creek Road, supported the plan as approved. He said he still thinks we should dredge the SFRR. Ms. Betty Mooney, 201 Sunset Avenue, said she is very concerned that elected officials represent the citizens of Charlottesville, not any special interest groups. She said the cost of the plan matters. She said if dredging costs a lot less and gives us a lot of water for a long time, it is Council’s responsibility to find the least expensive plan that is the least environmentally damaging. She said we need to find out the cost.