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2~.L~9 Special Meeting of October 5, 1966 HEARING Proposed Assessment for Northeast Area Storm Surer Improvement b5-1 Pursuant to due call and notice, the Hearing was called to order at 8:00 P.M. for the purpose of passing upon the proposed assessment for the improvements of that portion of the Village of Falcon Heights bounded by Roselawn Avenue, Snelling Avenue, Hemline Avenue and Larpenteur Avenue by the construction in said area of a storm sewer drainage area, described as Improvement 65-1. Mayor Nilsen, Clerk Strandquist, Councilmen Warkentien, Stone and Black were present. Also present were Engineer Lemberg and Attorney Kyle and fiscal agent Robert Sander. Clerk Strandquist read the notice of hearing. There were approximately fifty people present. Engineer Lemberg reviewed the project including costs. Attorney Kyle explained assessment procedures. Robert Sander informed citizens as to handling of the bond issue. Discussion was then opened to the public. W. E. Pipkorns I would like to be briefed a little more. What are you planning to do? Just what the entire project is all about and why we should be taxed the suggested amount. Z'he questions that come up in mY' mind - our lots are very peculiar - they are extremely long and wide and we had no choice if we wanted to belong to Falcon Heights or not. According to the square footage, we are going to be taxed? Just because we have a big back yard, we are going to be penalized? Lemberg: It has been determined the benefit is in proportion to the area. The rain fal is on the whole area as a district and a fair and equitable way to assess is by the square foot. Pipkorn: We do not have an alley between these two lots and we pay for an alley and everything else that does not exist. If there is no alley, it is taxed and assessed a _private property - that isn~t fair. Lemberg: The school system is assessed for the entire block because that water has got to go somewhere. Pipkorn: Everyone in my neighborhood feels the same way I do. We had sanitary sewer and city water long before the other " people had it. Roseville did notparticipate in the sanitary sewer with our people and they could have consolidated " and had less expense. My lot is 80 feet by 290 feet. Nilsen: West of Fairview Avenue, these people have one acre lots. My neighbor to the south has 18,000 square feet - similar to your lot. There are bound to be some differences in lots and precedent is established in reference to these assessments. My neighbors have paid on 135 feet frontage. Your lot is narrow and deeper. Problems like that are going to arise.