To those following the issue on behalf of the residents of both Munster and Richmond, the surprise was that the City announced it was ignoring the RVA report and that it was still considering the pipeline option. This, after having spent more than $3 million on studies over the last two decades, (not the $1 million that Councilor Stavinga would have the public believe, from her statement at the December 16, 2002, Public Meeting in Munster).