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nine in number around the cul-de-sac, as you can see. The wavy line between Lot 3 and 4 and Lot 5 and 4 indicates where a lot split occurred since this project was initially begun and when the plat was made. That split the lot right in the middle, all the way up to the far point. This resulted in Lot 3 being com- bined with Lot 4, the east half of Lot 4, and with Lot 5 being combined with the west half of Lot 4. In doing so, as we indi- cated in the past project, the odd lot formula is brought into bear because these were unusual sized lots on several different lots in the subdivision, including these lots over on the other side of Fernwood, to determine the assessable frontage. Simi- larly, the corner lot process is brought to bear on the lots where there is more than one improvement frontage possible. Perhaps the remainder of any discussion could be at the time any ques- tions are asked. MR. POPOVICH: The total cost of this improvement is $105,934.04. It's proposed to assess this 100%. The street assessments would run at $64.88 per foot, the watermain assess- ments at $14.43. For water services from the street to the property line, $522.70, and the sanitary sewer services at $679.07. This would be spread over the 15 years with the 8% carrying charge, as I indicated before. MAYOR DEMOS: Are there any communications on this one? MR. ANDRE: We have one letter from John and Janet Silliman, requesting the Council to review the formula basis for the odd shaped lot in this situation and requesting that the formula be changed so that the assessment is fair and equitable. MAYOR DEMOS announced that the meeting was open for the consideration of objections, if any, to said proposed assessment. All persons present were given the opportunity to present oral objections. MR. JOHN SILLIMAN, 1244 Belair Circle: I would like to introduce my wife Jan, who along with me is a co-owner of 1244 Belair Circle, which is Lot 6 on the display. The reason I sent you the letter is just to request that we be treated in a fair and equitable manner. When we took out the building permit, we received an assessment for an old sewer that has been in place for quite some time. In requesting information about that, I was amazed to find out that we are being assessed on the basis of 140.9 front feet. I discussed at length with Mr. Strong and Mr. Honchell the reason why assessments are made and how they're made in the City of Roseville. What I found out is that if the developer does not request that all lots be split on an even basis, the lots are assessed by a front footage or the odd lot formula Mr. Honchell has described. The thing that struck me more than anything else was that the common denominator in either formula is square footage of the lot. In this instance, I don't think that we're being treated fairly because our lot is 16,150 square feet, but we're being assessed at 140.9 front feet. 2