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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 31, 2003 5 . Mayor Aplikowski replied the Council had never intended for this project not be completed. Mr. Lindquist stated that Mayor Aplikowski had noted in that meeting that this project would be put at the back of the project list, and would not be completed for the next 20 years. Mayor Aplikowski replied things had happened over the past two years. She stated she had voted against the project two years ago, but it has been decided by the Council that this project was in the best interest of the City. Larrv Veenstra. 4440 Pleasant Drive. asked when the actual project would begin. . Mr. Brown replied the City had submitted road construction plans to the State for final approval and once the plans were approved, work would begin. Michael Doodv. 1300 Inl!erson Road. stated the prime interest rate was 4.25 percent and he requested the City revisit the interest rate it was charging. He further stated no one was getting 6.5 percent interest in today's economy. He also noted he and his neighbors were not being assessed at the same rate even though they had the same square footage. He stated he thought he was paying for his 100 feet twice, and they were being charged over $300 per square foot. He asked the City look at this and make a fair assessment. Sean McDonal!h. 4452 Pleasant Drive. stated his lot was 61 feet and he was being assessed for 93 feet. He noted his lot was odd shaped. He asked how the City could take into account his backyard to add to his assessable footage. He asked what the proposed width and curb of the street was to be. He asked why the City was using an assessment policy from 1990. He asked when the assessment role was going to be adopted. He asked the City to look into the excessive interest rate charge. Mr. Brown replied Pleasant Drive would have a 6-inch curb and a 28-foot street . width.