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-4- Steve Raleigh — Asked if the City can invent a need for a street that does not exist, and designate that for State Aid.. Engineer Bohrer— Yes, provided a designation is removed from another street and a plan developed for a future street. The intent of the Council was and is to improve present unimproved streets. Karin Schubert — Asked the status on the proposed north south County Noad? 5222 Keats Engineer Bohrer— The proposal has 11ot been abandoned, officially. Because of financial cut—baokq the present County plan is to ma3:ntai.n present roads and not plan to construct new ones. Engineer Bohrer explained the financing proposal for the project, based on a per lot assessment. 'Phis would include present and future lots and includes only property that abuts the road. The 12 year program includes about 125 lots, based on present zoning, or about $2,000 per lot, This method will better insure money will be available to improve other State Aid streets in the program. Don Moris — Questioned the difference between using all MSA funds on the project vs retaining maintenance funds and the percentage assessed property owners will have to pay. Engineer Bohrer— 19'1/O of the present project would be assessed., or 890,000. Don Nbris — Asked how the City proposes to discount the inflated dollars over the next ten years. Engineer Bohrer— The City is assuming that the allotments will increase in the same proportion as construction costs increase. The figure will have to increase with inflation as the other streets in the future are included. Don Moris — Asked i.ftonly the properties that abut the new road will be assessed the 02,000. Rigineer. Bohrer— Yes, or those which would abut the new road. He reviewed a map and clarified the definition of lot. Don Mor.is — Is approximately 1./2 mile off of. 45th St, N.; will he be assessed since his property does not abut the .road, Engineer Bohrer— Said this will have to be determined by the Council. Any assessments will be assessed based upon benefit, fie explained Pm. Moris was sent a- notice: lbeoduse-hls ?access is onto 145th Street. The Engineer is not familiar with the procedure of assessing property that does not directly abut a street, or how this situation. has been. handled in the past. Dorothy Ziertman— Asked about subdividing lots under the powerline. The Engineer 10193 60th Street said he would have to look at the property to determine how many lots can be divided out of the parcel. L.E. Whittaker — Administrator Whittaker explained that the City Council has not: discussed how the assessment formula will apply to each property. Unique situations along each of the proposed roads will have to be dealt with by the Council.