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City Council Minutes October 10,1994 poge 2 e 4. Assessment Public Hearin<;J for the Western Area Phase IIlmorovement Proiect Terry Maurer, City Engineer, provided background information for the proposed project. He outlined the projected assessments as follows: Trunk sanitary sewer and water Lateral sanitary sewer and water Lateral Storm Sewer Street/Residential Street/other Trunk Storm Sewer $3,800 Acre $40/front foot $8/front foot $22/front foot $27/front foot $600/ Acre Using a color-coded map, Terry explained which areas would be receiving the various types of assessments. Peter Beck, City Attorney, explained the laws regarding the appeal process for assessments. Mayor Duitsman opened the public hearing. Terry Maurer stated that the interest rate for the assessments is 7.5%. He noted that repayment schedules are 5-10-15 years, based on the size of the assessment for a particular property. If a property owner has more than one parcel, the repayment schedule would reflect the total of the assessment for all the parcels combined. e Lori Johnson, Finance Director, explained that there would be no interest charges if the assessment was paid in full by November 30, 1994. Sandra Roy, 228008 152nd Street, Zimmerman, owner of Custom Motors, expressed her objection to the proposed assessment. She stated that the property cannot be developed for residential use because of its narrow size. Joe Bickman, 18707 Highway 10, owner of 19+ acres, objected to the proposed assessment. He stated that he would be paying approximately $1,000 a month for the next 15 years. Mr. Bickman stated that he feels the developers and the County should pay for the project, since they requested it. Lori Johnson noted that Mr. Bickman may be eligible for a senior citizen deferral. The property must be homesteaded to qualify, and if the property is sold, the assessment must be paid off at that time. She further stated that certain income qualifications must be met in order to qualify for the deferral. Mike Boelter, 13325 207th A venue NW, owner of 5.34 acres on Highway 10, stated that he would not benefit from the improvements. He stated that most of his property is located below the floodplain level. Mr. Boelter explained that he has buildings on this site; one 45 ft. by 40 ft. and the other is 125 ft. by 45 ft. He stated that this property was recently down-zoned by the City Council and he felt it has been devalued. e Tom Hartman, 18675 Macon Street, expressed his objection to the amount of the assessment.