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-3- Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposed improvements will be heard at this meeting. /s/ Richard W. Turnlund, Village Clerk Mr. Turnlund also produced an affidavit of mailing the improvement hearing notice to all property owners appearing on the County Treasurer's tax roll within 30 days prior to the hearing against whom assessments might be levied. The Mayor called on the Village Engineer to make a short explanation of the proposed project. Mr. Hanson, the Village Engineer, stated that the project involved the drainage from approximately 185 acres of land in the Village of St. Anthony and 6.7 acres of land in the Village of Roseville. He stated that St. Anthony was bearing approximately 95% of the cost of the improvement and that that portion of the cost accruing to Roseville was for lands draining towards Highcrest Road and catch basins located on the Roseville side of Highcrest Road. He pointed out the areas on a map which were contributory to this storm sewer in the Roseville side of the road and indicated the positions of the catch basins along the road. The Mayor called on the Village Clerk for an explanation of the financing of the improvement. Mr. Turnlund, the Village Clerk, indicated that the Roseville share of this improvement would be approximately $10,049.16 as determined in an agreement between the Village of Roseville and the Village of St. Anthony. He reported the Council had considered three altern- atives for financing storm sewers. The first alternative involved placing the entire cost of the project on land contributing water to the drainage shed. The second alternative placed the entire amount on general taxes. The third and final alternative involved a com- promise between the proceeding two, which would involve placing a portion of the improvement cost on assessments and a portion on general taxes. The Council had decided to establish a uniform assessment of two cents a square foot in handling storm sewer projects throughout the Village. It was felt that two cents a square foot uniform charge was more equitable than even a percentage charge per project since this would vary from area to area depending upon the location and pipe sizes involved. Mr. Turnlund stated that an assessment of two cents per square foot would raise approximately $3,300 toward the cost of the project, leaving the Village approximately $6,700 to pick up from general taxes. Mr. Turnlund stated that the assessments on property were dictated by the drainage fall line; and, therefore, an entire lot might not be assessed in this particular project. He also stated that drainage assessments generally are based on a per square foot rather than a front foot cost, as in the case of utilities in streets.