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<br />Page 1 01"5 <br /> <br />Teresa Bender <br /> <br />From: Indyjp1@aol.com <br />Sent: Monday, May 05,200810:33 PM <br />To: jason.p@ecm-inc.com <br />Cc: dlarson@centervillemn.com <br />Subject: Re: Proposed road improvements vs. assessments <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Jason. <br /> <br />I appreciate your input and I will keep everything under consideration. <br />Council Member Jeff Paar <br /> <br />In a message dated 5/5/20084:36:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jason.p@ecm-inc.com writes: <br /> <br />Mr. Paar: <br /> <br />There is no doubt much time has been spent on this project and you have made many notes. Your <br />time is obviously valuable as is mine. Why don't you take a drive through the residential streets of <br />Minnetonka and see the condition of those roads, the absence of side walks and absence bike paths <br />on streets that carry far more traffic than our little Peltier Lake drive. The condition of the roads is poor <br />and patched. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The condition of our roads has little effect on the value of homes until burdened with high assessments <br />and that effect is always negative. I am a little confused as to any discussion you, I and the rest of the <br />council need to have regarding the proposed roadlwater improvements. It is pretty obvious after last <br />Thursdays meeting the community does not support your plan. I think it is also safe to say there is a <br />big gap between how much the council would like to spend and how much the tax base is willing to <br />pay. <br /> <br />It really doesn't matter how good your plan is or how nice of a road you would like to build. In the real <br />world of property value and tax base what you are proposing has a negative effect. I believe police; <br />fire, school busses and trash collectors all make it down our streets right now? Given some patching <br />and resurfacing I'm guessing the road will continue to work just like it has for 20 years. <br /> <br />I see the council rapidly loosing the confidence of the community, which makes for lack of productivity. <br /> <br />Jason & Jessica Pietraszewski <br /> <br />1729 Peltier Lake Drive <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />5/9/2008 <br />