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from the adoption of this assessment. You may at any time thereafter, pay to the City Clerk the entire amount of the assessment remaining unpaid, with interest accrued to December 31 of the year in which such payment is made. Such payment must be made before November 15 or interest will be charged through December 31 of the succeeding year. If you decide not to prepay the assessment before the date given above, the rate of interest that will apply is eight (8) percent per year. An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Centerville within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment and filings such notice with the district court within ten (10) days after service .upon the Mayor or City Clerk. If an assessment is contested or there is an adjourned hearing, the following procedure will be as follows: 1. The City will present its case first by calling witnesses who may testify by narrative or by eJCamination, and by the introduction of exhibits. After each witness has testified, the contesting party will be allowed to ask questions. This procedure will be repeated with each witness until neither side has further questions. 2. After the City has presented all its evidence, the objector may call witnesses or present such testimony as the objector desires. The same procedure for questioning of the City's witnesses will be followed with the objector's witnesses. 3. The objector may be represented by legal counsel. 4. Minnesota rules of evidence will not be strictly applied; however, they may be considered and argued to the council as to the weight of items of evidence or testimony presented to the council. 5. The entire proceedings will be tape-recorded (video-taped). 6. At the close' of presentation of evidence, the objector may make a final presentation to the council based on the evidence and the law. No new evidence may be presented at this point. 7. The council may adopt the proposed assessment at the hearing. The City Hall is ADA accessible. Requests for hearing assisted devices or a sign language interpreter must be received before 4:00 p.m. November 7,2003. All persons interested are invited to attend and to be heard, orally or in writing. You may call City Hall at (651) 429-3232 if you have any questions. October 22, 2003 Teresa Bender, City Clerk Published in the Quad Community Press on October 28 and November 4, 2003