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~~N Village Engineer Ljungren described the technical aspects of the proposed improvement and referred to the map showing the drainage districts that had thus far been set up in the village. He also informed the. people that Ramsey County is going to underwrite the cost of the Storm Sewer under Larpenteur Avenue in connection with its 1958 improvement work. Trustee Geo. A. Shavor, ~°rith the aid of charts, discussed the tax structure of the village as it pertained to the conduct of Village Operations. He also pointed out the mill rates a-~nlied for the State, the County and the School District. Shavor fur- they pointed out that the Village of Falcon Heights tried to operate on as economical a budget as possible in vie~,r of the proportion of the taxes levied by the other taxing bcdies. The meeting was than opened to those in attendance vrho wished to speak either for or against the proposed improvement. During the question and Answer Period., the iliembers of the Council, the Village Engineer and the Village Attorney answered questions from the floor with respect to the proposed improvement, and the persons listed below expressed themselves as follotivs: P~Ir. Stanley Hart, 11188 Crawford said if Falcon Heights connected up to the sewer at Arona, it v;Tould benefit the whole village and. he thought the assessment should be spread over the entire village. ::fir. Lewis Payin, 1465 W. California, asked how he would be assessed inasmuch as the two sewer district lines ran rigrt through his property. He was told he would be assessed on half his property for the present proposed improvement and one half on the other half of his property when, and if, the other improvement went through. n!Irs. John Kelsey, 1l~70 California asked if they would be assessed for both irnprovements, and she was advised it would be split. :ir. A. H. Kinney, 1795 Arona, said he would like to question the necessity of the storm sewer. He tivondered if it wouldn't be possible that a change in the grade would take care of the drainage ~oroblem. He wondered about the concern over getting rid of a little surface water they have had for years and years. ter. Thos. Cannon, 1773 Arona said he couldn't understand why, when the water runs free for about 1900 feet, we should pay so much to put it through a pipe for such a short distance. r~~r. J. R. u'~ alker, 1781a Asbury, said they bought high ground, and paid a higher price for it, to get away from drainage trouble. He didn't feel they should be assessed for drainage benefitting people on lower ground which was bought at a lower price. i~2r. Gerhard Schmitt, 1725 Asbury, asked if it wouldn't be more practical to lower the grade on Crawford so it would. drain into the County Sewer. Engineer Ljungren advised him that Crawford would have to be raised about a foot to drain into Larpenteur. :':4r. Thos. Cannon, 1771 Arona, asked vrhat in the v~~orld is the matter with lowering the sev~rer on Arona and draining the whole thing. i!~r. Ljungren said he was afraid if they lowered Arona a foot, it would be considerably below their lot levels. 1 1 1