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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />February 14, 1990 <br />the width of Country Drive to 36 feet and curb and <br />gutter would be installed on both sides of the street. <br />Ed Nadeau, 2888 Nadeau Road, reported that at the <br />improvement hearing held two years ago, the proposed <br />cost of the improvement was $34 per front foot. <br />The City Engineer reported that at that time, the <br />Council considered assessing the property used as <br />residential at the residential rate. However, the <br />property along Country Drive is zoned commercial and <br />redevelopment of the area is being planned. Therefore, <br />the proposal is to assess all the property along <br />Country Drive at the commercial rate. <br />Collova pointed out that some of the properties along <br />Country Drive will not be redeveloped for the next few <br />years, and suggested that these properties be assessed <br />at the residential rate since these homeowners have to <br />wait for redevelopment and the situation is out of <br />their hands. <br />Mark Malsam, 2825 Country Drive, pointed out that he <br />just paid off previous assessments on his property, and <br />now is being faced with additional assessments. <br />Fahey pointed out that the alternative is to assess the <br />property at the residential rate and have the rest of <br />the taxpayers in the City subsidize the improvement. <br />Fahey pointed out that the homes are on commercial <br />property. When these properties are sold, the owners <br />will not accept residential value for the property. <br />Fahey stated that he was hard-pressed to justify why <br />the other taxpayers in the City should subsidize this <br />assessment. Fahey pointed out that two-thirds of the <br />cost is proposed to be paid from State Aid funds. <br />George Zender, 2801 Country Drive, suggested that the <br />assessment be deferred until the property is sold. <br />Zender reported that he has not been approached by any <br />developers who wish to purchase his property. <br />Fahey pointed out that if the assessment is deferred, <br />the interest would still continue to accrue. <br />Therefore, there may not be a big advantage in <br />deferring the assessment. <br />Scalze pointed out that if the assessment was decreased <br />to $34 per front foot for the property being used as <br />residential, the amount of assessment for the remaining <br />Page 5 <br />