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May 12, 1993 1- RE: Potential extension of Greenwood Drive Dear Owner: In response to recent citizen inquiries into the potential for extending Greenwood Drive north of Sherwood Road, the City is providing this letter to those property owners who would be directly affected in the event this extension took place. Currently, the City has no plans to extend Greenwood Drive; However, because of the aforementioned inquiries, the City would like to take this opportunity to explain what steps would be necessary in order for the extension to proceed. Because the City does not have plans to extend Greenwood Drive at this time, the project would need to be citizen initiated. A petition requesting the establishment of a Special Assessment District (S.A.D. ) for the purposes of constructing the roadway would need to be circulated to all property owners who would be affected by the project. This petition would then be forwarded to the City Council which, based on the results of the petition (those for vs. those against) , would decide if the establishment of the S.A.D. was warranted. The S.A.D. would allow the City to collect the costs associated with the project from those properties directly benefitting from the project. The cost to each property owner would vary, however, the approximate cost to each individual property would be $100 per linear foot of lot frontage. I have included a map and list of property owners showing those properties City Staff feels may be included should the project take place. The exact properties included would depend on the length and configuration of the roadway. Please note that the City already has a portion of the right-of-way necessary for the potential construction of Greenwood Drive (shown on the map as unimproved road) . For the project to take place, a few of the properties in the area would have to provide the City