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12 .. have to have a supplemental hearing, depending what the Court ordered, giving the assessment (inaudible) what the benefit was based on and the rest would go on general taxes unless you got grants in aid or used revenue sharing or got something from the county. Any of those extras could be used (inaudible) but absent that, it would automatically fall on general taxes. For example, if you decided to go 50/50 and the total cost is $630,000 it would mean the $315,000 would have to be spread on the tax rolls, and if it's spread over a 20 year period, roughly that's $15,000 a year together with a calculation as to the 8% or so carrying charge because the city can't charge itself that kind of money because it's on general taxes, but in determining the amount to be levied we have to take into consideration the unpaid assessments and the general tax levy and we would have to increase that so we'd get our 8% out of that as well so the final computations made after we know what the to tal assess- ments will raise - after we've had the assessment hearing. I don't know if that's anticipated some of the questions that may corne from the audience, but I know what the Task Force recommendation is, but it's a judgment of the council what it should be and that's a judgment of the Council at the time of the assessment hearing and not tonight, but if you have some feelings we should get some input from the people.. The pur- pose of the feasibility hearing is not just the driveways and entryways, but is the method of payment (inaudible) as well. MAYOR CREPEAU: Are there any written communications? MRS. MCNIESH: I have no written communications. ~~YOR CREPEAU: At this time I would like to open the meeting for questions and comments and anyone that,has a question or comment I'd like to have them come to the microphone because this meeting is reported on tape and stenotype and it's a public hearing, so anyone that has a comment or question give your name and address. . MARGE ERICKSON PETERSON, Co-Chairman of the Task Force: The Task Force, for those who served on it, it doesn't seem like 21 months ago but it was. At the time we started we concerned ourselves with developing an atmosphere that would do three things. First to retain the businesses that are already established and, second, to increase the safety and the pleasure of shopping and doing business in Arden Hills, and third, to attract new compatible business in the remaining spaces along County Road E to be developed. We held a lot of meetings and met with the City planner and worked with him and the engineers and representatives and, as has been stated, our number one problem was speed. We met with county people and have not given up on that and we think it's a major issue, but we knew it was a difficult mat ter to get the speed limit reduced so we proceeded on the philosophy