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with the general fund. Keep the protection of the owners to stop a project and allow general fund usage for roads. * Bill Hawkins - Re: Financing. Bond holders fear if we don't collect enough to cover the bonds for a project, who pays? We need the occasional authority to raise funds. * Doug Storms - Why is sewer and water thrown in? Some streets have just sewer or water or neither. Powell: We want to put in utilities at the same time as the new roadway. This prevents us from improving the road one year, then two or three years later, digging up the road to put in sewer, water, lights, etc. * Steve - 495 Ash St. - Sec. 8.04, Sub. 4 How is interest figured? Current interest is 6%, we sell bonds for 20 years at 5%. Homeowner will pay 1% over the current rate, at simple interest. * Sharon Lien - Roads are strictly maintenance, not reconstruction. Upgrading a road is maintenance. Deferred assessments have no limit --might be more than what they recover at time of sale. Improvements past a wetland can't be charged if improvement can be identified - benefited homeowner pays. * Rosemary Storberg - People complaining couldn't get 51% of the people to agree to a road improvement? No road improvement in 14 years? (Powell: We've maintained only - seal coated and patched potholes. We're also concerned about excessive engineering fees on projects that didn't go.) * Jerry Berg, Totem Rd. - Engineering question - can we do core samples to establish a fail date? Examine the roads and plan on improvements in years to come. * Al DeMotts - Proposed that improvements provided by general funds can be used only for road and improvements. J repairs1 * Kim Sullivan - The core of the Charter is petition, recall and referendum. The comprehensive plan tells how the city is to develop. The charter is just part of the overall plan. * Red Maple Lane - Who hires the independent assessor? The city hires the assessors early in the process to check the amount of money that can be raised. If the homeowner disputes the assessment, he can hire an attorney and dispute the assessment. * Gordie, 7125 Rice Lake Ln - Higher density housing results when sewer and water become available. Connection fees are paid only if the homeowner connects. * Julie Hanson, Meadowbrook Lane - General Business and commercial businesses pay their fair share. Utilities make the areas very attractive to business. * Jane Speltzman, Otter Lake Rd. - People want to preserve what they have. Shed has a small farm of 30 acres. Soon they will have no personal freedom left. Voters will have no rights at all if the protection is voided. * John Landers, Sunrise Dr. - The problems with streets and roads are caused by the number of trips on the roads by refuse trucks and recycling vehicles. We should put higher standards on our roads so they last a minimum of 20-25 years. If a road is going bad and must be replaced in 2-3 years, the council does have time to put the issue on the ballot, so the Charter doesn't have to be changed. * Sharon Lien - Public hearings and only four Charter members are present - does that show how convinced the Charter Commission is for the change? (Solfest - This is a meeting just to get public input, not a public hearing in the strictest sense.)