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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />OCTOBER 24, 1995 <br />typical residential street. <br />Fahey replied that property owners are being assessed <br />for a typical residential street. That is, a street <br />width of 30 feet, 8 inches of base and 3 inches of <br />bituminous. Fahey noted that this is one of the <br />adjustments that the assessment policy makes. Under <br />the old method of assessing projects, property owners <br />would have paid 80% of project costs. Fahey noted that <br />there are property owners who have been assessed under <br />the old policy who take issue with this new policy. <br />Feickert pointed out that he lives on a corner lot and <br />is being assessed $5,400 for Jackson Street and $500 <br />for Lake Street. Feickert did not believe that his <br />property value will increase by $6,000. <br />Morelan pointed out that this argument was the basis of <br />the Becker assessment appeal two years ago. Morelan <br />stated that he would agree with Feickert's concern. <br />However, the appraiser believes that the assessment <br />amount is supportable, and the Court upheld the City's <br />assessment policy in reviewing the Becker assessment <br />appeal. <br />Fahey felt that the question was the benefit. Fahey <br />noted that as he reads the Statute, it is not a <br />question of whether or not the property tax statement <br />goes up by $6,000. The question is whether the <br />property is benefited in that amount. <br />Feickert felt there should be some cost participation <br />on the part of the people south using the street. <br />Feickert stated that he was willing to pay his share of <br />the cost, but noted the kind of traffic through the <br />area from the condominiums. Feickert stated that when <br />those condos were built, the Council said that traffic <br />will use County Road B. That traffic never went that <br />way. <br />Fahey noted that the cost of building the street to <br />heavier standards is put on general taxes. There is no <br />method for taxing the condos at a higher rate because <br />of their use of this road. Fahey also felt there was <br />no fair way to adjust an assessment based on traffic <br />volume. This is why the City is assessing the property <br />owners for the cost of a standard residential street <br />which balances out part of the issue of traffic <br />volummes. <br />Mrs. Martin expressed concern that at the improvement <br />8 <br />