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<br />Kim Moore-Sykes <br /> <br />rom: <br />ent: <br />To: <br />Cc: <br />Subject: <br /> <br />Amy Okan [aokan@saintbernards-school.org] <br />Sunday, February 01, 2004 8:31 PM <br />ksykes@centervillemn.com <br />kokan@csom.umn.edu; amyokan@hotmail.com <br />Street improvements <br /> <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br /> <br />I am Amy Okan and live at 1841 Center St. in Centerville. My street is one that is <br />included in the 2004 Street Reconstruction Proposal. I was unable to attend the meeting on <br />Wednesday, January 29, 2004, so I apologize if my comments and questions were answered <br />during that session. My husband, Keith, was able to attend for most of the meeting though. <br /> <br />1. I would like to see sidewalks down Center St. included in the <br />proposal. I feel this would enhance the look of the street and improve safety for the <br />children living on this street and the circle drives that connect to it. More residents <br />would have access to Eagle Park, as well as the trail going to the beach on Centerville <br />Lake. The current proposal for the sidewalk is to run along Dupre St., on our property, <br />and hook up with Eagle Park. This would mostly benefit the residents in the new Pheasant <br />Marsh subdivision and the subdivision North of the park (the places where sidewalks <br />currently exist, or will exist in the future). I feel that the Center St. residents would <br />end up looking like the "mediocre" neighborhood in comparison to the new homes and the <br />aesthetic and safety benefits they have with sidewalks. I also feel that the cost of the <br />sidewalks should be split up among everyone undergoing the street improvements. It will <br />benefit many more people than just the ones whose property it is on. <br />2. Since we live on a corner lot, on Center St. and Dupre St., I <br />would like to know how the financial cost is determined. Are we assessed two "units" <br />ecause of the corner lot? We also already have curb and gutter on approximately two- <br />lirds of our property. The original owners of our property were assessed for this before. <br />Is this something you are taking into consideration? I don't believe that we should be <br />.assessed fully for curb and gutter again if we already have it in place on some of our <br />property. <br /> <br />Thank you for the time you have already put into this project. I believe that there will <br />be substantial benefits to our property value by making the improvements, and it should <br />also help solve some of the water drainage problems our property has encountered. Please <br />e-mail responsestoaokan@saintbernards-school.org<mailto:amyokan@hotmail.com> <br /> <br />1 <br />