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privately owned" Therefore, I would recommend that this sentence be amended to read "county <br /> land is subject to assessment, and shall be assessed in the same manner as if it were pnvately <br /> owned, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 435.19, subd. 1, as long as the assessments <br /> do not exceed the special benefits conferred." <br /> Section V, D provides, in the third paragraph, that public right-of-way is exempt from <br /> assessment. There is nothing illegal about this procedure. However, in my experience, it seems <br /> to be more common for the city to accept responsibility for assessments against public right-of- <br /> way just as the proposed policy, in the preceding paragraph, accepts responsibility for property <br /> used for public buildings. I believe that the reason for deciding to assume responsibility for <br /> public right of way is primarily because it is perceived as being more fair by affected property <br /> owners. This is particularly true in the case of storm sewer assessments where a substantial part <br /> of an area may be-physically-occupied-by-public streets, and; of course,- public streets may - <br /> represent a very high percentage of the hard surface coverage in a storm drainage area. <br /> Therefore, I would recommend that the city at least consider treating public right-of-way in the <br /> same manner as it treats land used for public buildings. <br /> Section V, F is entitled "First Serve Situations." I do not understand this paragraph, and can <br /> therefore offer no comment on it. <br /> Please let me know if you have any further questions. <br /> CLL85803 6 <br /> MU125-19 <br />