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the carpenter out of that location to another location and use the warehouse exclusively for warehousing purposes, cap off the water and sewer lines and so on and so forth and, by doing so, hopefully preventing this proposed assessment. I'd like to conclude by saying that according to special assessment termi- nology, the way I understand it, the benefit is to presumably at least equal the cost. I don't necessarily agree, under the present conditions, that this improvement will enhance the value of our property and it obviously would not create any special benefit directly to us. Pretty much in conclusion, we would appreciate your reconsideration in this matter and vote to repeal or turn down the planned assessment. MAYOR DEMOS: Did you say (inaudible) Grain Terminal Asso- ciation. MR. HOLMES: The building is owned by Grain Terminal Asso- ciation, the land is owned by the railroad. We have a lease agreement with the railroad. MAYOR DEMOS: Is it used for Grain Terminal operations, .other than the carpenter shop, or rented out or what? MR. HOLMES: Grain Terminal Association occupies the entire building. However, with the exception of the carpenter shop, the remainder of the building is used for warehouse purposes - storage of boxes and so on. COUNCILMAN CURLEY: How long is your lease? MR. HOLMES: I cannot be specific as to the length of the lease. I was told, however, that the lease agreement is such that the lessee is responsible for paying any and all assess- ments. That's why Burlington Northern is not here. MAYOR DEMOS: I guess one concern we have had with some of our unconnected sewers is that the water table in our City, any pollution thereof - this our concern. Some of the benefits accrue to the people around you as well. I cannot speak to that (inaudible). I would say across the street we have had water problems. These are some of our concerns in getting these taken care of. COUNCILMAN CURLEY: How big a piece of property is that? MR. HOLMES: I don't have a description. I'm sorry, I do have a description - it's a meets and bounds description. The north 400 feet of the easterly 2055 feet, but then it goes on - such and such. The legal description is not specific as far as the size of the property. COUNCIk~N CURLEY: the fact that someday, if Burlington Northern sells something. It's going to I guess what I'm trying to get at is you people get out of your lease and that property, it will be used for have to have a sewer system sometime. 3