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, . . , I Council determined to go ahead. Obviously, those that abut the property could be assessed one rate and those that are farther on back at another and it's a question of whether they're benefitted or not - if you decided to go ahead. This is the general geographical term. You could have used the language - any property abutting the property between so and so and so. MR. ANDY HOLEWA: When he was giving the description for the financing, he mentioned policies that the Council may have had for other types - do we have any precedents in that area for what you would do for assessments? MAYOR WOODBURN: (Inaudible) . COUNCILMAN McALLISTER: It seems to me we didn't assess for curbs and guttez:s. (Inaudible) abutting property owners. MR. HOLEWA: As a property owner whose property abuts on that - I think it's great for the City to have Lexington enlarged. I don't feel that I get any personal added value to my property by having that road enlarged. I think the City as a whole does, but I don't feel that I do. As a matter of fact, I feel the opposite way. I think it detracts because you're taking away some of the land that you have right-of-way On. Personally, I don't feel that it adds anything to the value of my property. My comment would be - I don't think it would be appropriate to assess the individual owners. - MAYOR WOODBURN: That's the type of comment, of course, that we're here to hear - to see how you feel about things. We don't expect you to be enthusiastic. I believe the Lexington Avenue pz:oject was quite a small piece of curbing - a few thousand dollars worth is what that amounted to. MR. WILLIAM ROE, 4542 Pleasant Drive: I would like to echo his comments. As far as improvement, I feel that I've already paid for my curbs and gutters by the front of the house. By having curbs and gutters at the rear of the house, it really doesn,'t add anything to my home. If I lived on the other side in Shoreview, perhaps I might feel differently about the front of my house having curbs and gutters. I really don't feel that it improves the property at all as far as assessing lot owners. MR. JEROME MEYER, 4414 Amble Circle: As another property owner, I guess I would like to echo that sentiment. I don't believe there's any benefit to myself and my property values by bringing that road quite a bit closer to my house. I would be upset with assessments. MR. PIERRE LIPPERT, 4466 Pleasant Drive: I have to agree with everybody else. I'm sure most of the homeowners along Lexington Avenue feel that the improvement to the road would not benefit them in anyway, being that it is -6-