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May 6, 1993 . Honorable City Council of Arden Hills, MN 1450 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112 Honorable City Council: Let this letter serve as a written objection to the assessment against my property at 1273 Nursery Hill Lane or Lot 25 Karth Lake Addition. I attended the Public Hearing on April 12, 1993 and was one of those that spoke on the bituminous overlay and seal coat improvements. One of the specific questions I asked was if the $2.98 per front foot was a firm price. I was told that it was and that the City of Arden Hills would pay the rest of the total contract out of other funds. I have front footage of 54.84 feet which would give me an assessment, based on your firm price of $2.98, of $163.42 rather than my notified price of $299.55. If this was another improvement such as curb and gutter, sewer or water I would think that the only benefit I derive from the improvement would be whatever benefits me in the front of my house at the property line. As an example if my curb and . gutter was all broken up and needed to be replaced, only 54.84 feet would need to be installed. If this was an area assessment for storm sewer then I could understand the need for a calculation based on square footage of lot size. Life is full of surprises but hard to accept when told one thing and surprised with another. My other concern is the installation of a II inch bituminous over- lay when the existing blacktop is already even and in some cases slightly higher than the existing curb and gutter. Let me again express my fear that if the contractor only feathers the overlay to match the curb and gutter, than it will not stay in place. Thank you for your time. Yours truly, 4L~~~ Ralph H. Larson 1273 Nursery Hill Lane Arden Hills, MN 55112 . -------..--