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Page 3 City Council Minutes April 4, 1988 e Ronald Kuhn Harvey Wohlers Allen Nadeau Joseph Sipe Michael Rafferty Ronald Robeck Robert Dare Hetrick - Amoco R. A. Dorsey Dan Anderson (includes 4 parcels) Mayor Dale zone. Gunkel Johnson, indicated who is she had also received a notice of appeal from a residential property owner in the commercial Mr. Dan Anderson, property owner of 4 separate parcels of property, indicated that while he did sign the document objecting to the assessment, he was actually not opposed to the assessment or the project, but was opposed to the fact that the commercial properties west of Lowell were not included in the assessment. He indicated the properties west of Lowell had requested to become part of the commercial area and the Council extended the commercial area to accommodate the request. He indicated that the total commercial area should be given an opportunity to be part of the project and not to restrict the assessment to only a portion of the downtown area. e Dick Dorsey, property owner and business owner of Dick's Main Tap, indicated his opposition to the beautification project. He stated he was against a majority of the improvements but was in favor of adding trash receptacles to the downtown area. He stated he was also opposed to the method of assessment and felt the assessment should be determined by front footage. He stated this should be dealt with in the same method as sewer and street assessments. Steve Johnson, property owner and business owner of Johnson's Department Store, indicated his support for the project. He indicated that the City of Monticello is proposing the same type of project and the price is much higher than the City of Elk River is charging. Mr. Johnson stated that the. criteria for drawing new business to the community is the location, and the beautification of downtown will draw business to the downtown area. He also indicated that the assessment method is the best compromise for determining the assessment amount due per parcel of property. Mike Rafferty, property owner and business owner of Elk Chiropractic Office, indicated he was not totally opposed assessment, but that he was opposed to the method of assessment. River to the e Mr. Al Nadeau stated that the people signed the document opposing the assessment with the knowledge that the assessment per one full unit would be $3,750. He indicated that with the new figure of $2,950, there may be some people willing to withdraw their signature.