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-2- nain to the existing twenty-four inch sewer now laying south of Josephine Road along Fernwood, He pointed out that incidental to the construction of this sewer at Josephine Road that lands in the area which are not now platted or developed, but later can be served by this sewer, will receive benefit from the improvement, The other area of the proposed improvement, which centered around County Road D at Wilder Avenue, Cleveland Avenue, and Raymond Avenue, also required a sewage lift station in order to bring sewage produced in the area to the gravity sewers of the Village leading into St,Paul, This lift station is proposed at about eight or nine hundred feet south of County Road D on the west side of Cleveland, This sewage lift station will pump the sewage uphill and over to the area just west of the intersection of Lydia and Prior Avenues which are not now constructed where it will drain into a large existing sewer of 27 inch diameter at the intersection of Prior and Arthur, Mr, Short indicated that the estimated cost of the improvement would be approximately $160,0000000 He stated that the construction of this improvement is feasible and recommended that it be undertakeno Mr, Turnlund, the Village Clerk, presented a short resume of the financing of the improvement 0 In substance he stated that as had Mro Short indicated the total estimated cost of the project for both the Josephine and Cleveland-Wilder areas was $160,000,000 The assessments proposed to be levied for the construction of the sewer were the same as those levied in the third sanitary sewer improve- ment in the Village, which was concluded in October, 1961, It was estimated that $70,000000 would be raised from assessments and that $90,000,00 would be placed on general taxes to defray the cost of the improvement, This would result in a front foot assessment of $6,50 per front foot plus a $50000 connection charge, and an acreage assessment of $450,00 per acre, If, as had been the practice in the prior sewer improvements, the financing was spread over a twenty year period the following effect would occur on general taxes. During the first year after the project was assessed; i.e" if the sewer was completed in 1963, the assessment hearing was held in the fall of 1963, the assessment and additional taxes would appear on the tax rolls in 1964. In the first year the general tax levy would cause a ,45 mill increase in general taxes. In the 20th year the millage rate would represent .16 mills, making an average millage during the 20 year period of .26 mills. The Hayor then called upon all property owners and interested individuals present to express themselves either for or against said proposed improvement. The following appeared in favor of said improvement~ and the substance of the view presented by them was as follows: Juel Wold, 3083 N, Cleveland Avenue - favored the improvement but wished clarification of the assessment policy regarding front footage and acreage. MINUTES