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-3- to their street being torn up for installation of the sewer since they felt the • sewer served as a benefit to the whole community. H.A. Jensen, 3105 Armour Terrace was told that the boundaries of the property to be assessed would be finalized following any changes made as a result of the hearing that night. Martin Reiner, 2824 Highway 8, thought the plat description of his lot was not accurate and consulted with the Manager regarding the discrepancy. Walter Ludwig, 3013 Croft Drive, felt he was unfairly assessed because the water flowed from his property in two directions and was told by Mr. Dulgar that his assessment was only against the portion of his land from which water flowed into the District 776 & #7 storm sewer system and that assessments made from the Ramsey County storm sewer had been taken into account in figuring assessments where applicable. He said topography surveys as well as all previous storm sewer assessments had been considered during the entire assessing process. Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Pajerski who have lived at 3312 Roosevelt Court for five months, were upset because their notice for the hearing had been sent to a "Bjerski at 3328 Stinson Blvd." and Mr. Pajerski questioned whether the residents were being given a double assessment for municipal and school properties. Mayor Miedtke differed with his interpretation saying that as a resident of St. Anthony, Mr. Pajerski was paying for that percentage of public owned property which he owned as a taxpayer. Mr. Russell Lambert, 3209 Bell Lane, was advised that the assessment was not based on runoff on a frontage basis. Mrs. George Kieffer, 2613 27th Avenue N.E, was advised that property was being assessed and not owners and that vacant lots were assessed at the same rate as those which are built up. She was also told to again contact the City Manager if the catch basins in the alley were actually storm sewers and were not function- ing correctly. Mr. V.R. Lundquist, 3100 Edward St. N.F., was concerned that present residents were being assessed for services from which future residents might benefit without paying and it was again pointed out that property and not owners was being assessed and that the City's costs represented only the charge from the Highway Department for the disposal of the waste water from St. Anthony. The Mayor also said that this was the last community to tie into the system since all the Minneapolis lines have been installed. Bob Dougherty, 3101 Armour Terrace; Mrs. Rusinko, 2549 29th Avenue N.E. and others who inquired, were told they had until the next Council meeting to inform the Manager of any discrepancies. The Mayor told Kevin Cahill, 2524 Murray, that this assessment could not be applied to the entire community because State statute forbids assessing any property from which water does not flow into the storm sewer. The Public Hearing on Storm Sewer Project 1972-1 was adjourned by the Mayor at 8:40 P.M. and final action on the assessments to be placed on the agenda of October 8, 1974 Council meeting. The Public Hearing on Paving, Curb and Gutter Improvement Project 1973-1 was opened at 8:41 P.M. and adjourned at 8:42 because no one appeared to speak regarding the project.