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" Lynden deferred to the City Engineer who developed the assessment formula. Christoffersen explained that there are seven lots on the Royal Hills North Addition that are also assessed at $13,000+ figure; the reason for the dif- ference is for the cost of obtaining easements for that one street; that was estimated to be approximately $47,000 which was divided by 14 ($3,4l2/lot). ReilinR - and you haven't put any of that cost on the other lots in the develop- ~ ment? Christoffersen said that is correct. Reiling addressed the Council and stated that he opposes any assessments on his property; said you condemned our property for the road and you butchered it, and now you ask us to pay for it. Reiling showed some photographs of their property and asked if anyone can tell him how they could have benefits. Reiling showed Council "before pictures" and "after pictures"; noted a lady standing at the bottom and said it would take about six times her size to get to the top of the hill - she is 5'4" - that would be 30 feet to the top - how are we going to put a house on top of that and get benefit? Reiling said that just west of the hill is a pond that comes to within about 20 feet of the road. You know, and I know, you aren't going to allow us to put a house there. If you would allow it, then the Department of Natural Re- sources won't allow it or the RCWD won't allow it. We base our non- assessments on the fact that we aren't going to use that road. We told you before the condemnation that we aren't going to use it. We told you during the condemnation that we aren't going to use it, and I'm telling you now - we aren't going to use it. If we don't use that road, I don't understand how you can possibly assess us. I want those pictures back because I don't have duplicates. Woodburn asked if there are any other comments; asked Reiling if the pictures of the hill are facing south or north. Reiling said they are facing north. They are taken at the same place, in both cases. Woodburn asked if there is a similar hill on the other side of the road. Reiling said there's a crevice 30 feet down which you also filled, and did a beautiful job of, but said he does not see any charge for that assessment; somebody benefitted, but what you are attempting to do is to charge us for that fill for Eibensteiner. It's a nice job, and I have nothing against.Mr. Eibensteiner, but he's got some pretty nice landfill there if he doesn't have to pay for the work that was per- formed. ' Woodburn asked Christoffersen if the portion of the pond that was filled was filled with Rice Creek's permission. Christoffersen asked if Woodburn is speak- ing about the pond on the Eibensteiner property. Woodburn said that was the only pond he remembers there - asked Mr. Reiling if that is the pond he was referring to. Reiling said the pond on our own property - our property has a pond in close proximity to the road - at the west end, north of the road. Christoffersen said Reiling also has a pond, on low area, that is designated on the Comprehensive Drainage Plan as a location for a ponding area; noted that this designation does not mean that the pond could not be altered or modified to accommodate houses to be constructed along the road. It gives the total volume of water needed to be stored in that particular area, and a rate of run-off. Christoffersen said, in his opinion, there could be some alterations made. Christoffersen said he is not aware that this pond is one of the Department of Natural Resources' protected wetlands. Christoffersen reported . -2-