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~ i _. w-;'i September 23, 2007 Dear Roseville City Council, On behalf of the congregation of Real Life Church, please accept our thanks for the way in which the city council over the years has provided a great atmosphere for the residents and worship communities of Roseville. This congregation has grown with Roseville since 1956, and loves being a vital part of this excellent community. We are communicating with you now regarding the assessments for City Project No: OS-02, Chatsworth and Lovell Street Reconstruction Project. To use your formal terms, please consider this our written objection to the assessments. Please also know that we submit said objection in a spirit of respect and honor for you our city leaders. We are writing in regards to the following Property Identification Nmnbers: • 112923320017: 2353 Chatsworth St. North • 112923320041: 2315 Chatsworth St. North In brief, our objection to the $12,232.80 assessment to 2353 Chatsworth includes the following: 1. In 1986, when Grandview was reconstructed, the church was assessed 100% of the costs, even though the Grandview side would be classified as a "corner lot long side" and normally be assessed at 10%. 2. This caused great financial hardship for the congregation. The assessment was mortgaged and the total bill came to $23,572 (over $42,000 in 2006 dollars). 3. We believe that this assessment was in violation of MN Statute 429 which mandates that a property owner cannot be assessed more than the increase of value to the property. 4. Furthermore, the current reconstruction project does not in our estimation increase the current value of our property much at all. We certainly would have preferred to not proceed with reconstruction. The Lovell portion borders our property, but our property has NO access to Lovell whatsoever. It only improves the value and access to Rose of Sharon Manor. 5. Therefore, we are asking, especially in light of the 100% assessment for the Grandview reconstruction, that the assessment of $12,232.80 be rescinded due to the financial hardship that this puts us under. In brief, our objection to the $8,110.77 assessment to 2315 Chatsworth is that this improvement really does not benefit the property in any way. The house is set back from the street. The usage of the street really only benefits Rose of Sharon Manor, which uses the street in front of our property for employee and visitor parking. Our frontage is 200 feet, which is significantly more than the other residences, thus a much higher assessment. Our main issue is that we are questioning the increase of property value. It must be much lower than the $8110 assessment, pursuant to Statute 429. Our request is that all involved would be able to truly assess this value before assessments are levied. Again, we love being a part of Roseville. We hope our questions and objections don't cause undue strain. However, we feel that these matters are important. Thank you for your diligence and consideration. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Sincerely, 55 P~490~5433 ~f ~~ www.reallifechurch.°et P3StOr Pete Drake 2353 N Chatsworth Street Roseville, MN 55113