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. Arden lIills Council 4 April 27 I 1992 p.~ndrew Lee! 1317 Ti 11 er Lane: Opposed to the project. Gary Abrahamson, 1228 Carlton Drive: What will happen in front of hi;::, home? Will he be assessed? Maurer stated that Mr. Abrahamson's property is the prop.orty at the Hendtl of the project and Council must decide whether to include or excl ude it. He recommended excluding it from the project and stated that other residents' assessments would not be affected if he were excluded. councilmember Hicks asked if Mr. Abrahamson was assessed for Carlton improvements. Maurer answered no, that Carlton improvements were done before the City's assessment policy was in place. Dick Volkmann, 1102 Carlton Drive: At the February public hearing residents were told corner lots would be assessed for the longest side and 1/3 of the shorter side of the lot. I arp being assessed for 123 feet and r question whether this is 90rrect and feel this assessment is more than the benefit. Ella Manuel, 1130 Till er Lane: I too live on a corner lot . with the same question regarding the calculation of assessment. Being on a fixed lncome and recently putting my husband into a nursing home, r cannot afford the assessment. Maurer explained how front footage for corner lots was calculated. He said the two corners were calculated using the same formula and he felt those assessments are appropriate, but that Counc i I could make a final determination on the question of corner lot assessments. Paul Arend, 1227 Tiller Lane: If the project were postponed until next year and could be done at about the same price, r would favor that action, but if '. would cost more later, r lc favor doing the project now. T am concerned about potential . tree loss. Graham stated that the City Forester has been and will eontinue to be involved to make every effort to save as many trees as possible. Maurer added that the contractor cannot remove any trees without prlor direction from the engineer. Dave Neuberger, 3330 North Dunlap: r live adjacent to Till er Lane and am adamantl y opposed to the project. Although upper Tiller is in need of reconstruction, lower Tiller could simply be over! ayed. I understood from earlier discussions that there would be no curbing. . Maurer stated that curb and gutter is the City standard and lS very important to assure proper drainage and to protect the roadway from deterioration.