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. . . . .- ._; The road should be widened and there should be a safe space for people who want to bicycle: doesn't like the bumps in the street, but doesn't want to destroy what is essentially the rural nature of the area. MR. ULYSSES HOLLEY, 4235 North Hamline: Doesn't feel that Hamline is an unsafe street. Thinks the street should just be resurfaced and adequately maintained. The same is true.of County Road F. Thought they should give the resurfacing a chance for 5 or 10 years, but beyond that he would be opposed to the improvement. MR. MARK STEPHENS, representing cardiac pacemakers, 4800 North Hamline: In favor of minimal improvements. Asked why none of the state aid money is allocated to the County Road F improvement: would people on Fernwood be assessed for the County Road F improvement since County Road F is their only access: what compensation would be suggested for owners 0:1; the low lying property which would be designated as ponding areas. Mr. Christoffersen replied that state aid funds are used primarily to take care of the extremely high cost between a commercial street and a residential street. If a commercial street has to pass through a residential area, the state aid funds could be used to reduce the cost to the resident to the residential rate. AS to the matter of ponding, Mr. Popovich said. that if it's a matter of taking some rights, the company would be contacted by the city attorney for flowage rights and they would be paid compensation for it. Mr. Christoffersen said his recollection was that Fern- wood was 100% assessed or 100% paid for. Councilman Wingert added that it was built and dedicated to the city. JOANE SAMUALSON, 4361 Arden view court: Replying to a statement made earlier, said that the people in the townhouses don't live on Hamline and therefore their assessments should be less than for residents who do live on Hamline. MR. THOMAS GOSERUD, 4350 North Hamline: Resurfacing the street would suffice. DoeSn't believe they need curb or gutters or storm sewer. Said he's already been assessed for water and sewer and "I don't feel that I should be assessed somewhere around another $5000, including interest, for the street which somebody else living across the street from me or down the street from me a little bit is going to use just as much." MR. JOHN SWENSON, 1355 Eide Circle: Asked how much that part of the improvement would cost for the extension of the utilities for the north end of Hamline at Highway 96, and if storm sewers are put in, what happens to the water level in the marshy areas along Hamline Avenue. Mr. popovich replied that the watermain services total about $5,300: sanitary sewer $8,396, and the forcemain about $5,000, and storm sewer about $79,000 and part of this is included in the cost of the street. Mr. Christoffersen said that basically the storm sewer is just a different method of conveying the water from one point to the other rather than going in the ditches and he didn't believe it would affect the pond more than a quarter of an inch in the ele- vation depth. 5