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I I Ie I I I I I I I. I I I I I . . .e . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL- MAY 28.1996 5 Mr. Levander also inquired about street access during the construction period. Mr. Stonehouse replied that construction will include grinding of the existing bituminous, rolling, and packing. He stated there will be brief times during the day when there will be no access, but will always be access at the beginning and end of the day and 24-hour emergency access. Ronald Christianson, 1438 Arden Oaks Court, submitted a letter objecting to the assessment because he is being assessed for the street portion that his back yard borders on Pascal Avenue, which is of no benefit to him. Mayor Probst explained that Mr. Christianson's total assessment cost was not calculated as a gross amount of all property borders but was a net figure and then adjusted. He noted that part of the construction will include a significant improvement to the drainage problem, and will benefit Mr. Christianson. Mr. Stonehouse explained that Mr. Christianson's assessment was calculated as a weighted difference, combined, then reduced. Mr. Steve Herbst, 3799 McCracken Lane, submitted a letter for the record to Mr. Fritsinger. He stated he objected to the front foot calculation of 127 feet, He stated he lives on the corner of McCracken Lane, and his front footage is really 91.4 feet. He stated the majority of his neighbors were assessed a lesser amount. Mr. Herbst showed a graphic of his lot with easements over 30 percent of his lot, rendering it unusable. Mr. Andrew Kuehn, 3581 Ridgewood Road, stated that due to the position of his home he is being assessed higher than his neighbors, but has no objection if the drainage problem is corrected. Mr. Stonehouse stated the drainage problem will indeed be corrected. David Barnier, 1624 Chatham Avenue, inquired if the 135.76 front foot calculation is the entire lot. He stated he has already paid the Chatham Avenue assessment. Mr. Stonehouse replied that this calculation is the McCracken assessment. Mr. Barnier stated there is no storm drainage outside of the right-of-way, only subsurface drainage. Mr. Stonehouse stated he would have to review and see if something can be done to correct the drainage problem there, as he was unaware of it. Mr. Jim Johnson, 1535 Lake Johanna Boulevard, read a letter into the record stating his objection to the assessment. Mr. Charlie Roach, 1628 Oak Avenue, inquired about the method of calculation of front footage. He stated he is being assessed at 155 feet, while his lot is actually 115. Mr. Stonehouse stated that a recalculation had already been done for Mr. Roach's lot at 148.75, which decreased the assessment amount by $200.