Madam Chair, there are two points here. One is, the reason why it didn't show up in the budget is because this is a process that the department has the option of doing. This funding was originally earmarked from capital expenditures and it was through capital projects within the community. The community did not make the expenditure this year, so they are requesting that MACA take this from capital and put it into O and M. However, they originally had $400,000. They spent some of that on an engineering study on the solid waste site, so that only left $378,000. That is why we have the particular number of $378,000.

The engineering study that was recently done on behalf of the hamlet had a number of options. One, which the community would probably never accept, is that they relocate. They did not accept that recommendation and there were other recommendations to try different options for shoreline erosion control. I think that one of the specifics the report suggested was that we either do $500,000 quick and fast and see how that works or you do $100,000 at a time. The hamlet at the time couldn't afford the $500,000 option, so they requested the $100,000 a year option. Now if they receive this funding this year, the $378,000, they will be giving up the option of requesting extraordinary funding at $100,000 a year for future. That's the deal they are making. They won't be back here looking for $100,000 a year through MACA for the next four years. That's the option they preferred. Thank you.