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You may at any time prior to certification of the assessment to the county auditor pay the entire assessment on such property, with interest accrued to the date of payment, to the City of Elk River City Clerk. No interest will be charged if the entire assessment is paid within 30 days from the adoption of the assessment. You may, at any time thereafter, pay to the City of Elk River City Clerk the entire amount of the assessment remaining unpaid, with interest accrued to December 31 of the year in which such payment is made. Such payment must be made before November 15 or interest will be charged through December 31 of the succeeding year. If you decide not to prepay the assessment before the date given above, the rate of interest that will apply is 2 percent per year. Pursuant to Section 62-2 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, partial prepayments of special assessments are authorized and may be made to the city clerk, subject to the following: (1) Partial prepayments of special assessments must be made prior to certification of the special assessment to the county auditor. (2) Partial prepayments must be made in increments of not less than $100.00. (3) No interest will be charged on any portion of the special assessment prepaid within 30 days after adoption of the special assessment. (4) The amount of the special assessment certified to the county auditor shall be reduced by the amount of any partial prepayments, and the remaining unpaid balance of the special assessment shall accrue interest at the rate of 2 percent per year. No appeal to district court may be taken as to the amount of the assessment unless a written objection signed by the affected property owner is filed with the city clerk prior to the assessment hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. The council will consider written objections at the public hearing. Any owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section §429.081 by serving a notice of appeal upon the mayor or city clerk or the city within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within ten days after service upon the mayor or city clerk. Under Minn. Stat. §§435.193 to 435.195, and Section 62-1 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, the city council may, in its discretion, defer the payment of this special assessment for any homestead property owned by a person 65 years of age or older, one retired by virtue of a permanent and total disability, or a member of the National Guard or other reserves ordered to active military service for whom it would be a hardship to make the payments. When deferment of the special assessment has been granted and is terminated for any reason provided in that law, all amount accumulated plus applicable interest becomes due. Any assessed property owner meeting the requirements of this law and city ordinance adopted may, within 30 days of the adoption of the assessment, apply to the city clerk for the prescribed form for such deferral of payment of this special assessment on his/her property. Sincerely, Tina Allard City Clerk attachment