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Later, our fiscal agent will be talking about the rates of those. I~can only say that in this particular case the rates to actually be charged to those people will be recommended by the staff as being something different than what we normally recommended. The reason for that is is that if you look at these roads you will see there is a side lot with the long side along the street, while the front of it is on B. Here is another lot the same way, another, another, another. You will see that nearly every parcel up and down the street has its long side along Fernwood, its short side along the cross street. And our policy says that we only assess 10 percent typically if we we're assessing at all for a side lot. Where we get down here there is almost no frontage. It is hard to believe that there is only about 1,000 feet of frontage or so on this whole project that ends up getting assessed and they'd be assessed amost $400 a front foot if we followed our typical arrangement. This isn't an assessment hearing, this isn't the time that the decision get~ made but I can tell everyone here from this parcel in particular that the staff is not going to be recommendfnj $400 a foot but rather something far les than that in the $80 category which is what all these other MSA roads have been assessed for the last few years. That~s where this number comes from. It is typical of what has been assessed on all the other streets like this. It tends to be fair to these people. We don't want to under assess them but we don't want to over assess them. This work would be done hope- fully this summer if it is approved and it should be completed before the fall. It is typically a 2-3 month process. And as part of that, routinely the road would be kept open for the people ~o use all through the project with the exception and occasionally when curbs and gutters are being dried and brought up to strength you won't be able to come in and out of your dri- veway for 3-4 days. We have to let the curb gain strength other- wise when you drive on it you will crack it. The other thing is, particularly in this area there is some very bad material. There is some more of it over in here. Our soil borrings indicate we are going to have to excpvate several feet of material out of that road and obviously out of your driveway because otherwise you fall down into this giant hole. We would be happy to work with any individual that has this inconvenience and aid you at getting in and out of your property. And even then this would be only during that period that extensive cuts are taking place. As soon as they can they will be filled back in and be right back to the same condition as all your neighbors. But there is some very bad material indicated by the soil borings and on a couple of occassions we will have to do extensive excavation in those par- ticular sites. MAYOR: Mr. Peterson. PETERSON: Thank you, Mayor. This is a proceeding under Minnesota Chapter 429 which is the public improvement code and it's divided into two parts. Actually, this is the feasibility hearing at this time and at a later date, after the project is -3-