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<br />4 <br /> <br />Oral presentations were made by the following: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MR. JIM MILLER, 4482 North Snelling Avenue: Asked Mr. <br />Popovich to repeat the front foot and acreage assessment <br />amounts. <br /> <br />MR. JOHN GRUDNOSKE, 4439 Highway 10: Reviewed list of names <br />of persons present at previous hearings on February 6 and June 19. <br />Commented that he had his well repaired at a cost of $1,400 <br />after the watermain on Highway 10 was voted down, and that Mr. <br />Ervin had also had his well repaired. Mr. Grudnoske further <br />said that he has 1.6 acres of land, with his house located in <br />the center of the property, and doesn't feel he should pay <br />the acreage charge since there will never be more than one <br />service required because the property can't be sub-divided. <br /> <br />Mr. Christoffersen repeated the city policy of charging <br />the first 200 feet of property depth from the street a front <br />foot assessment, and the balance of property an acreage assess- <br />ment. <br /> <br />Mr. Grudnoske said the only benefit to him is for one <br />service to his house and for that reason doesn't understand <br />why he should pay an acreage charge. pointed. out that he <br />realizes his.lot.is wider than his neighbors and he realizes <br />his frontage charge would be more theirs. Also said that he <br />could understand the area charge if he could build additional <br />houses behind his. <br /> <br />Councilmen Woodburn and Hanson agreed that if additional <br />houses cannot be built on the lot, the area assessment shoula <br />not be charged. <br /> <br />MR. LEE ROEBKE, 4355 Highway 10: Objected to the area <br />assessment. Said he should not be assessed unless he's able to <br />use the facility. He doesn't intend to connect to the water <br />and refuses to pay the assessment. Further said that the matter <br />of area assessments should have been brought up at previous <br />meetings. <br /> <br />Mayor crepeau pointed out that each water area in the city <br />has been assessed acreage as well as front footage. <br /> <br />. Councilman Hanson said that the water assessments were <br />discussed at the feasibility hearings. <br /> <br />MR. JIM WINIECKI, 4471 Highway 10: Said he did not recall <br />the area assessment being discussed at previous meetings, and <br />asked that the minutes from those meetings be checked. <br /> <br />Mr. Popovich read from the verbatim minutes of the meeting <br />of June 19, 1978 in which acreage charges were dissussed, and <br />it was explained that under the base plan the engineer would have <br />