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Robert F. Porter - 1128 Benton Way - . Arden Hills, MN 55112 (612) 483-1218 - ,"' 1 ~ 1iJa~ I :~0::1 l :";\.I.~' , August 9, 1995 .. I The Honorable Mayor Dennis Probst and City Council of Arden Hills, MN c/o Mr. Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator I City of Arden Hills, MN 1450 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112-5794 I Dear Sirs/Mesdames: . This letter serves as notice of appeal in regards to the proposed assessment for the 1995 Street Improvements for Benton Way and Harriet Avenue which are proposed to be placed against my property located at 1128 Benton Way, Pin No. 34-30-23-14-0019-8. I The basis of this appeal is that the proposed assessments for my lot and related Homeowner Association property interests, as calculated, do not take into consideration the city's comer I lot assessment reduction provisions. As a result of this oversight, the lineal footage of the project to be applied to my lot and property interests is larger than it should be and therefore the related assessment costs to be placed against my lot are greater than they should be I . pursuant to standard City Assessment Policy. There are four comer lots in the project area which are involved in the calculation of the I assessments to be placed to my property. These lots are formed at the points at which Benton Way and Harriet Avenue intersect. In view of the fact that the project streets forming the corners are being improved at the same time, it is clear that the City's "five year rule" must I be applied in calculating the linear footage for these lots. It has been confirmed at various meetings with the City Administration and City Consulting Engineering staff that this comer lot/five year rule is applied to comer lots within the city as standard operating procedure. I It has also been confirmed by the City Engineering staff in Public Hearing (July 31, 1995) on this project that the rule has not been applied to date to the subject corner lots in calculating the assessment amounts projected for placement to my property and the properties of my 67 fellow homeowner association members. It is my opinion that the City must apply I the same rules to these lots in an equal status as it does as a matter of standard policy for all other corner lots within the city. I The current proposed assessment to my property is computed at 1/68th of the total amount of project lineal footage abutting the Hunters Park Homeowners Association properties multiplied times $4.00 per lineal foot. When the proper comer lot reduction rules are applied I as they should be, my property is entitled to a credit to lhe currently proposed assessment amount. This credit will be equal to 1/68th of the total dollar amount representing the reduction in lineal footage due the subject comer lots. I m-F!?L- .- Robert F. Porter I