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. MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: 'l'here is one thing that when :t talked to you last week, :t was under the impression we may have to go through another hearing if it were to be purchased, and that is not the case. :tt was advertised at that time so :t did want you to be aware of that situation. I COtlNC:tLMAN WOODBURN: Regardless of whether the land is donated, likely the assessments have to be equal. Mr. popovich can collUllent on this. . MR. POPOVICH: %t's difficult because the assessment should be according to benefits, and theoretically the benefits are equal on both sides of the street to the benefitted property. We have had (inaudible) where if the Council makes a fact finding that one parcel got more benefit than another. you give them a reduced assessment. That's not the case here so that the matter of being able to reduce the front footage would be decreased accordingly. :t might say to Mr. Hauck, :t ran into the same situation in my village, and we donated the land and arrived at a price, and Internal Revenue gave us an income tax deduction for a charitable contribution. My neighbor and :t were audited and the amount was sustained by the :tnternal Revenue auditors. If you were to acquire it by condemnation. what have you, or even if you agreed on a price, then obviously that's a cost that would be part of the improvement and would have to be included in and it would be added to both parties so at least you know you'd be picking up half anyhow and you m~9ht come out all right on the contri- bution part so I suggest you look at that. COUNC:tLMAN WOODBURN: Another point is that the insurance cOJl\pany, and :t believe Flaherty's, have asked for a 44 foot wide road. (:tnaudible) conceivable. :t suppose, to put a 44 foot road into Mutual Services. . , .