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s t;.) . J' '/11(>-. v~ .'.e To the Mayor and Council Members of the City of Centerville, City Hall 1880 Main St., Centerville, MN 55038 September 14th, 1994 We are in the process of selling our home and in order to satisfy the buyer's mortgage requirements, we need to connect our home to the city water supply. Presently we use private well water on the property. While we understand the need to pay an "assessment" fee for the privilege of accessing the city water supply, we feel it is unfair that we have to pay more overall than our neighbors across the street would for the same service. The inequity is brought about by the greater distance of our property line from the water main relative to the distance of properties across the street from the main. We will have to pay a sizable amount to bring the water underneath the road to our property line. There is no " stut- in" on our property line. Although we have to pay more to have the connection made, hooking up to city water does not increase the value of our property any more than it would the properties adjacent to the water main. We hope you can appreciate the inequity. Apparently in a similar case to our's in the city of North St. Paul, the residents were favored with a sum of money from that city to offset the cost of connecting to the water main across the street from them. In consideration of the above, we request that the city pay for the cost of bringing water from the site of the water main to our property line. We feel this will give us equal access to this city service. Due to an existing conflict, we may not be able to attend the next council meeting. Please consider this matter in our absence if necessary. Respectfully yours, Vlr~ ~ Wayne Hanson and Myra Spijer 7200 Mill Rd., Centerville 426-1339 PS: we have one bid in on the cost of connection, and will be happy to supply you with figures after receiving a second bid.