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<br /> b~lbtt V; ~(g <br /> . RECEI\lED <br /> MAR 1 9 1998 <br /> . .-..... <br /> Mayor Dennis Probst an Of i\lI.utl~ O\LL':l <br /> Council members: <br /> Beverly Aplikowski <br /> Dale Hicks <br /> Susan Keim <br /> Paul Malone <br /> City Arlmin;!ltrator <br /> Brian Fritsinger <br /> CC: TenyPost <br /> DATE: March 17, 1998 <br /> SUBJECT: Edgewatee Ave. Street Improvements (pin Number 33-30-23-33-0022) <br /> (Rose Lang's Addition Lot 5, Block 2) <br /> The cost per foot for improving & repairing streets has increased over the last several <br /> years, which is understandable, BUT an iJu:rease cost of 22.29-/_. over last yean' cost <br /> . is unreasonable. According to Teny Post, the city has repaired the following streets in the <br /> last two years: <br /> Year Cost Street <br /> 1996 $30.32/ft Oak Ave. <br /> 1997 $37.96/ft Around the Colleen Ave. area <br /> -$20.00 For Colleen Ave. (Reclaim) <br /> 1998 $48.85/ft Edgewatee Ave. (proposed?) <br /> We agree that the street needs repair, but the cost is unreasonable. We have lived here <br /> for 30 years. In that 30 years the city has seal coated (sprayed oil and rocks) 2 times. <br /> Several years ago they seal coated Glenpaul, Jerrold, and Prior, not Edgewatee). I asked <br /> Dan Winkel for an explanation at that time and got no reply. <br /> The houses on Colleen and Oak have a higher value than those on Edgewatee Ave. where <br /> the street improvements are proposed. Will the improvements increase our value by <br /> ($4,000)? V cry doubtful. What about the people on the west end of the street who use it <br /> even more than we do? Are they in any way sharing the cost? <br /> Notice was given of the impending project and a public meeting was held. Surely this <br /> project has been in the planning stages long enough that residents could have been given <br /> more than 7 weeks' notice that they would need to come up with $4,000. We ask the <br /> . Mayor and Council members to find a more equitable way of financing this project <br /> . <br /> Roger & Sue Luehrll +~ <br /> 1967 Edgewatee Ave. <br /> Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br />