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<br />(7) In summary, we believe that we will not be benefitting <br />because of the revisions to the north end of our property and <br />we are asking to be relieved of the assessment responsibility. <br />Signed by the Hansens. <br /> <br />MAYOR WOODBURN: Any other written statements? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MRS. McNIESH: That's all. <br /> <br />MAYOR WOODBURN: We'll open the meeting then to the <br />audience for any comments they might have. Please identify <br />yourself and your address. Any comments from the audience? <br />There being no comments from the audience, we'll close the <br />public hearing and bring it to the Council. Any comments <br />from the Council? <br /> <br />COUNCILMAN HICKS: Mr. Popovich, it was a little hard to <br />hear when you ran down each of the costs, but as I heard you <br />and calculated - does this come to about $ll,700 for the <br />Royal Hills lots and about $8,600 for the two lots - the <br />Hansen property? <br /> <br />MR. POPOVICH: That's right. You would add up all those <br />individual costs. <br /> <br />COUNCILMAN HICKS: So you're looking at two lots - <br />double that for the Hansen property - $17,200. <br /> <br />MRS. McNIESH: The assessment against the Hansen property <br />is precisely $18,664.48. <br /> <br />COUNCILMAN McALLISTER: I could understand how the <br />Hansens feel and I really agree with their point - that's not <br />why they bought the property, wanting to sell - however, is <br />there any way we can legally say fine, we'll forgive you <br />this assessment provided you never subdivide. Is there any <br />legal way - I mean, they might sell this property tomorrow <br />and the new owners might say hey, I want to sell off these <br />lots. I don't understand the legality of it. Is there any <br />way we can prevent this from happening? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MR. POPOVICH: It's a difficult question you ask. The <br />normal rule of law is - it isn't the present use of the <br />property that applies. It's what is the benefit to the <br />property, whatever might happen in the future. The situation <br />is - you have no control over what someone might do later. <br />Even if you could agree to it by agreement with the Hansens <br />that nothing would ever happen and it would always remain <br />that way, then, of course, you have to pick up that $l8,000 <br />some other way - either through cash or an assessment against <br />everybody else in the City under general taxes. That's the <br />problem. Sometimes you can defer it because of age or some <br />extraordinary reason, but that just means that eventually <br />they would have to pay the principal, plus all the accumulated <br />interest. We haven't had any deferments before in the City <br /> <br />-3- <br />