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. MR. POPOVICH: So you could lay it over one week. That is done frequently and I see no objection to it if the Council wishes to do it. On the other hand, just laying it over for the sake of laying it over - if nothing can be accomplished during that one week period, that doesn't particularly suit me personally. But I trust that the Council can evaluate the comments that are made, particularly of opposing counsel, and know that he is doing his job and is giving you a litany of all possible objections. I've done the same thing (inaudible). What it really boils down to - forgetting about the procedure and all the others - we've been along with this process all the way through and I see no irregu- larities in the procedure, no taking of land, no violation of Section 1983 - but one question that it zeroes down to is - is there a benefit? The Council knows that I've always said that to them and we've evaluated all of these proposals. So it's the degree and the amount of the benefit, as the case law says, to the increase in the market value. MAYOR WOODBURN: Thank you Mr. Popovich. I'll ask a ques- tion of Mr. Christoffersen at this time - are you aware of the property in question that was perhaps over-assessed 100 some feet? MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: That question would answered under the Grey Fox Road improvement. it has any bearing on this one. probably be best I don't know that MAYOR WOODBURN: I'll now pass this on to the Council for any comments or questions or for their action. COUNCILI1AN McALLISTER: all or how much benefit. (Inaudible) absolutely no benefit at MR. POPOVICH: that I've said? Dc fit or no benefit? focus. Jim, could you address some of the things you think there's any benefit, a partial bene- Because we ought to get the parameters in MR. STEILEN: A question has been raised that I'd like to address first. I don't have the factual background, but the question was raised as to whether the City of Shoreview has paid the City of Arden Hills $470,000 on behalf of this project and whether that has been deducted from the amount to be assessed against those here tonight on the assessment roll. . MAYOR WOODBURN: Shoreview is assuming that large amount of money - whether it's that exact amount - and it has been deducted. MR. POPOVICH: Just so you know the facts - I'm looking at our original feasibility hearing. The original estimated cost of this project was roughly $1,500,000. Of that, Arden Hills' share was estimated to be $945,000 and it worked out to the figure I gave you earlier - $772,000. The Shoreview portion was $504,000 and it works out to about $400,000 now. They're assessing that in their own city. What we're talking about tonight is the $772,000 that we must raise within our own City, without any 11