5.1. SR 02-23-2004MEMORANDUM
Item 5. I.
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor and City Council
Pat Klaers, City Administrator
February 23, 2004
Boston/Concord Improvement Project-Presentation from
Neighborhood Property Owners
Background
In 2003 the city completed a sewer and water public improvement project in the Boston and
Concord neighborhood. The cost of the project was about $467,000. Twenty-one property
owners were assessed $17,500 each for the public improvement project. The city contributed
$99,500 to the project. There ',vas one assessment appeal from a property owner. The city
ultimately setded with this property owner at a reduced assessment amount of $11,000. At
the point of settlement with the property owner, the city had incurred in excess of $10,000 in
legal, engineering, and appraisal expenses, and we were not yet to the point of trying the case
before the judge.
Resident Jack Longie lives in this neighborhood and has requested to come before the City
Council (with a few of his neighbors) to talk about the project and, I believe, specifically to
talk about the assessment amount.
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SEH~TE
REP CRUCU~
Febraary23,2004
The City of Elk River
13065 Orono Parkway
Elk River, MN 55330
Dear Mayor and Council Members,
My Office has been in touch with a number of my comlStuents in the Elk River Area on
the issue of City Sewer and Water and Street Assessments.
Based on what people have presented before me, I fed that all homeowners affected in
this area are under a great deal of stress due to the cost of t_h/s project, and feel they
should all be treated equally i.e. the Settlement with Roach.
So, I hope you will lower the assessment for everyone to an equal mount of $11,000 as
reported ~ the settlement with Tina Roach.
Sincerely,
Mike Jungbauer
State Senator
Distr/ct 48