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g _ CITY . September 27,2005 LINC)LAKES 6808—7180 Lakeview Drive 59 North Road Lino Lakes,Minnesota 55014 Re: Lakeview Drive Utility Improvements Lino Lakes,Minnesota Dear Residents: A petition was received by the City of Lino Lakes and verified requesting the extension of utilities along Lakeview Drive from Elm Street to North Road. This petition resulted in 42%of the property owners indicating support of the project. These findings were presented to the City Council and were discussed at multiple meetings. The City Council has directed staff to provide more information to the residents and determine to what extent the property owners are still interested, given the potential cost of the project. The City currently has no existing plans for utilities in the area included in the petition. The area is located outside of the designated Metropolitan Urban Service Area(MUSA),which determines where utilities can be provided. The area of the petition is designated for Low Density Unsewered Residential use in the city's existing comprehensive plan. In order for utilities to be constructed, the comprehensive plan and MUSA boundaries will have to be formally amended by the City Council. While the petition requests"city sewer and water",another major issue to be considered along with the petitioned water and sewer improvements relates to the cost of reconstructing the street. The construction of utilities will completely destroy the existing street,requiring its total reconstruction. The City's Pavement Management Program does not include this street within its five year reconstruction schedule. The cost of reconstructing streets not scheduled in the Pavement Management Program is borne by the benefited property owners. Without the benefit of a completed a feasibility study for the proposed utilities and street reconstruction,only a general estimate of the cost to property owners can be made,based on recent similar projects in Lino Lakes. Similar projects indicate that the cost to you could be in the area of$20,000-$30,000 or more per lot. Only after the completion of a feasibility study will a more accurate cost estimate be able to be provided. Whatever the amount of the cost, it could be paid as part of your property taxes and amortized with interest over a fifteen year period. The cost of such a feasibility study is approximately$45,000. Funding for the study is not provided for in the City's 2005 budget,nor is it included in the preliminary 2006 budget. If property owners were willing to pay for the study,it could be initiated immediately upon the 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, Minnesota 5 5 01 4-1 1 82 Phone: 651-982-2400 • Fax: 651-982-2499