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-- ---- - - ~-...----____.:o,.,_.---~ - - ~ 7~~ . . Minut85 of Regu lllr Counc II Meeting Village of A rd~r: Hi I Is Monday, December ii, 1972 Village Hell Cali to Orde r The meetIng wes celled to order at'a:oo p.m. by acting Meyo,. Ho Ilenllorst. Roll Call . Present: Councilmen Olmen, Hollenhorst, Henderson and'Herrlck Absent: Mayor Crepeau, Counci Iman Herrick left the meeting lit 8: 3S p.m. Also Present: Clerk Administrator Lorraine Stromquist, Treasurer Richard O'Kelly, Attorney Vincent P. Courtney and Engineer Donald Christoffersen Approvel of Minutes The minutes of the Regular Council meeting of November 21, 1912 were approved IlS amended. Business from the Floor Ramsey County Open Space Program The proposed county land acquisition progrllm fO'r open space wll lageln be considered by the VII! age Councl i on Mondey, January 8, 1913 at 8:00 p.m. et the Villege Hell. All persons with Interests rega rd I ng their property ere asked to make their wishes known to the Counc 1 I In writIng prior to the January 8 meeting. Chvestulk Assessment Matter Mr. Chvestulkasked the status of his compllllnt regarding assessments levied against his property at Thom Drive. Councl lmen Herrick Bnd Olmen reported their inspections of the property. It appelol'"ed to them that the property could be rather easily filled and reclaimed as useilbleland - at least 50% of the land elready ex.lsts as high ground. The property owner to th!l ellst of 14r. Chvestulk Is fllllnghis p rope rty for future construct! on of res I dences and I>as. raised the genora I level of the area between five and ten feet. They fea the Chvestulkproperty could similarly befitled. Attorney Cou rtney revlelled Eng I nee r Lund I s report, dated Novemtier 22, 1912. Engineer Chrlstoffersan.stated that Village pol.lcy In the past hes been to ell m I nate .lIss85smants on propsrt I es c I ess If i od as waterways, but generally to levy assessments on swamp lands, which can easily . be 11 i 'led and recllllmed at a later date. The Ch'Jestulk property 'HilS assessed for trunk service only, and not tor front i ateraA service. Mr. Chvostulk~rgued that the $455 levied represents 2, times the value of the land; that a portion of Itis unde.r water, and. .that ti Illng the property would be expensive. Councilman Herrick st~ted that other properties similar to Mr. Chv8St- ur k t S property have beGn assessed In the same manna r; therefqre, he would like to consldar this II proper assessment charge on this ,Iece of property. He said he would like to see some relief given, but see., no !egal way of pro'J I dl ng It. Mr. Herrick said the Village of Arden HII 15 wo~ld be happy to purchase the Chv8stulk property for pork "ur- poses If Mr. ChvGstulk fee I 5 the assessments cause a hardship. The Counc I I felt that If the land is fl lied, the cost for the assoss- ments plus the f I i I will be more than offset by the Increased volue of the land 8S useoble property. ---.-