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Elk River City Council Minutes June 26, 1995 Page 7 e 7. John Lind, 9922 153rd Avenue NW, indicated he owns two narrow lots and indicated he does not intend to sell either lot. He stated he felt he should be assessed for only one parcel. The City Engineer suggested that if Mr. Lind has no intention of selling either lot. that he combine the lots and, in that way, he would be assessed for only one parcel. 8. Dennis Coleman, 19959 Gary Street, questioned the City Engineer as to how long an overlay would last and also whether the residents can be assured that there will be no additional costs for sewer and water improvements to the area. 9. Dave Harmonick, 21146 York Street, questioned why the city is assessing for this type of project. He indicated that he felt an overlay should be covered by the normal taxes. 10. Jim Lundquist, 21244 Vernon Street, indicated his concern regarding a pond across the road from him and how it would affect the overlay. He further indicated that he did not feel the residents should be assessed on a per parcel basis. He indicated he is opposed to the improvement. 11. Art Johnson, 9956 153rd Avenue, indicated he is in favor of the improvements as Edison Street is in need of repair. 12. Del Thompson, 20680 Watson Street, indicated he is opposed to the project and stated that if the streets were maintained in a better fashion, it would not be necessary to overlay the roads. e 13. Daryl Peterson, 12793 210th Circle, indicated he is speaking on behalf of numerous people in the Greenhead development. He stated he felt the people in Greenhead were being singled out for this road improvement and questioned what areas of the city had overlay improvements in the past. He stated he is not opposed to maintaining the roads. 14. Wayne Radloff, 12781 206th Avenue, questioned why some of the property owners did not receive notice. 15. Rose Allison, 21380 Vernon, indicated that she is not ready to pay for the improvements at this time. 16. Warren Hudson, 1154 6th street, Countryside Acres, indicated he is opposed to the method of assessing the project. He suggested that a small city tax to all residents would be a better method than an assessment. 17. Daryl Droogsma, 13323 199th Avenue, indicated he is opposed to the improvement. He further stated that he would rather see the citizens taxed for this instead of an assessment. and also stated that he felt the streets were in good shape. Mr. Droogsma indicated he would like to see speed bumps on 199th A venue. e