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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 9, 1995 2 ( Steve Tkachuck, 8670 42nd St. N., stated you can see road tracks from the steel grader that was used. They are not responsible for picking up the damage of someone else's activities. The residents on the four cul-de-sacs cannot get to their home without using 42nd Street so the assessment should be spread among more homes. Jackie Pierre, 8780 42nd St. N., before they started to install the water this street was perfect. The contractor took hunks out of the curbing and never did patch the road up right. The people who put in the landfill should be responsible for the road improvement ---it was because of that landfill they had to put the water in. Larry Bohrer:When the water main project was completed the agreements were finally agreed upon between the city and the counties. The county made a lump sum contribution to the city in an amount of $25,000 to help offset some of the maintenance costs for a new water system. All of the guarantees have expired for this job and, this is the only contribution available. He would have to make an evaluation of the road --is the surface deteriorating, is the patch work more coarse, are there settlements from the watermains, or is there cracking due to not being able to withstand the load of the traffic. PROJECT 2 - Foxfire and Green Acres Subdivisions Est. Cost:$143,000 Assessable Units:92 Est. Assessment Rate:$1,399 Most roads within these subdivisions were built in the late 1970s and are over 15 years old. A 1-1/2" overlay is planned and catch basin repair is also included. Ron Krzmarzick, 5337 Jamaca Avenue N., lived here 9 years, and didn't see any patching and felt the road is in excellent condition. He hopes this road work isn't being done prematurely. Jim Coderre, 5020 Jamaca Avenue N., felt the road was in good condition and was wondering if this was a common policy to assess property owners versus a property tax increase or taken out of the gasoline tax. When work was done on Jamaca Avenue, the road workers worked after dark and there was a truck and pallets in the middle of the road. There are large trucks traveling out of the Shaefer Pit continuously, and he felt they should be assessed more because heavy trucks do more damage to the road. PROJECT 3 - Highlands Trail from Hilltop Avenue to DeMontreville Trail Est. Cost:$16,500 Assessable Units: 15 Est. Assessment Rate:$990 This road is over 15 years old. Hilltop Avenue was overlaid four years ago. A 1-1/2" overlay is planned. Some patching has been done on this street in the past. Catch basin repair is also included.