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9 you'll get your money back. COUNCILMAN FRANKE: I didn't mean to infer that $295 wasn't a lot of money,but when you begin to look at it as a dollar a month for what you will get it doesn't sound as bad. FROM THE AUDIENCE: You still have to pay it. Everybody is talking about cutting taxes. MAYOR DEMOS: I think Roseville has done an excellent job of cutting taxes and we can hold our head up to any area in this Metropolitan area and the economy Roseville has cost us (inaudible) from government state aids. We have had an economic mentality in our state government that says the more you tax, the more MSA money you get. Our taxes are as low as they come for the services we have. You may find lower taxes elsewhere, but you will find there are a lot of services they do not give you. Councilman Anderson then introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolution No. 6853 RESOLUTION ORDERING THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENT NO. ST-P-79-l2 UNDER AND PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 429 BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roseville, Minnesota, that in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1961, Chapter 429, as amended, the Council held a public hearing on the proposed construction of Improvement No. ST-P-79-12 generally in the area of Lexington Avenue from Woodhill to 300 feet, more or less, north of Josephine Road, and County Road C-2 from Lexington to Oxford by the installation of bituminous paving, concrete curb and gutter and necessary appur- tenances, and also consisting of storm sewer and necessary ap- purtenances generally in the area bounded by Woodhill on the south, 300 feet more or less north of Josephine Road on the north, Griggs Street on the west, and Aglen Avenue on the east, to be con- structed in conjunction with the County of Ramsey, as described in the Notice of Hearing at a cost presently estimated at $406,533.00, of which the City of Roseville's share is estimated to be $222,l30.00, and substantially in accordance with the pre- liminary report as to the feasibility thereof which is now on file in the office of the City Manager; and having considered the views of all interested persons and being fully advised in the premises, the Council does hereby determine and order that said improvement shall be constructed and financed, and special assess- ments shall be levied therefor, pursuant to said Chapter 429, and that the area proposed to be assessed therefor shall include