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NINtI'ITS Ci.ty Counci.l. F'eb. F'~, 198~+ Behr The Attorney agreed that Chi.s would cl.ear up the mat:ter if. Chi.s is Assessment the way the property would go. Mrs. Nard;i.ni sup,gested thaC thi.s be (Cont.) researched. 7'he Engi.neer repli.ed that he wes pret~y sure that the property would go to the abutti.ng property owners. ;1rs. Nardi.n~i asl«:d i.f the Ci.ty would retain a porC~ion of Che propercy for. a cvalkway. 1'he Rngineer su~;pested that. the ~roperty be vacaCed and Che C,i_ty reta;i.n ~n ease.ment for ~ waiikway. T1r. Forsberg aslcect ~i.f a street ri~;ht-of-way could be used only f.or a street. T}ie Attorney repli.ed that i.t coul.d be used f.or a o~allavay, but motor vehicles could not be pr.ohib~itect. The Attor•ney also sug~;esCed that another opti.on was [or the CiCy to defer the assessmenC. unti.l suctt ti.me as tl~e street: is vacated arid then Che assessment can be levi.ed. 9'he Clerl< poi.nted out. that the Ci.ty had a heari.ng on I,alce SCreet and the cost o£ the impr.ovem<:nC toas so proh:Lbiti.ve that Che City voCed not to improve the st:reet. Fahey staCed that iF tlie City ~.is not sure iC wtants to v~cate Lalce Street, then tlie Ci_ty should defer the assessment. Pahey astced Che AtCOrney if he ever ran i.nCO ttie occasion ~ahere a proposed street was assessed a~;ainst the abutCi.ns; property owner. The Attorney stated Chat: on].q where the ,Creet: o~as vacated at the same time. Mrs. Scal.ze aslced :if. the cost for Y.he sCreet could Ue spre~.td out.: over n,ener.al. taxe> and then i.f: the street i.s ever vacated, go back and assess ~Ir. Behr. 'Che Clerlc state~l that: this could not be done, but the assessment, could be deferred. Mrs. Scalr~~~ thou~;ht that i.f. t:he street were vacated, the City could assess r,ehr f.or the benef.:i.ts gai.ne<t. The EnQi.neer sCated thak after the lasC he~rin~; on Lakc Street he assumed ttiat the Ctty Piad el.-i.minat.:ed the :idea of. puCCing the street ~i.i~ ancl, therefore, he assessed the Flelir propertye Mrs. Scalze fel.t Y.hat I,al<e itreet should rioC be vacaCed at th:i.s ti.me as the City Woul.d lose co rt_rol.. The rn~;~xneer stated that he su~;gestec! Chat the portioi~i of: I.,alce Street next [o the i3Fhr pco~erty could be vacated. ~trs. Sealze pointed ouC that if hhe proposecl Lalce Street were left as open space, then everyone benefits from i:he property, but i.f vacaCec( then just the abuttin~; pr.operty owners benefi.t. Pa~e -4-