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Mounds View City Council October 22, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 6 Mayor Marty noted that those residents that are paying the 40% have had four years of bene~t of • having an improved street. Dick Palmatier of 7639 Edgewood Drive thanked Council for helping with the water emergency. Mr. Palmatier said that rumors are flying around town that if they sell their property within the 9 or 10 years of this proposal they are going to be expected to pay that $100 per year. Finance Director Beer explained that is not true, as it is a general t~ levy, and that would stay with the property. Mr. Palmatier said that the taY input comes to 48°Io based on the information provided. He then said that he is surprised that this is not going to referendum. Mr. Palmatier asked if apartment owners are going to be charged. Finance Director Beer indicated that everything is based upon value. Mr. Palmatier said that they have been hearing the $100 per year, and he would like to know if that can be put in writing. Mayor Marty indicated that was in the mailing, and that is what this public hearing is about. Council Member Mueller indicated that the property owners of the manufactured home • communities pay property taY based upon value, but the streets in those communities are privately maintained, at the cost of the owner of the manufactured home communities. Faith Rogers of 2581 Sherwood Raad said that the Task Force really worked hard on this proposal, and she has been thinking about those that are nine years down the road for a new street if the City stays with the assessment program. She then said that she is concerned about the rising costs and the increasing amount of assessments. She further said that every time a project goes through, an additional $50.00 would be added to her taxes on top of any assessment. Valerie Amundsen of 3048 Wooddale Drive said that she enjoyed working with the Task Force on this project. Ms. Amundsen said that one goal was to be fair, and another was to keep the cost of this City-wide solution as low as possible. Ms. Amundsen said that the Task Force feels that only funding $400,000 or 14°Io seems reasonable and fair to everyone. The street reconstruction was the number one priority, and to do so as fairly as possible City-wide. She further said that they had no intention of squelching citizen rights or input. Ms. Amundsen asked the Council to move forward with the plan as she feels it is fair and equitable, and will get the job done. •