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2 laso <br />September 25, 1990 <br />Mayor and Council Members <br />City of Orono <br />Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br />Dear sirs and madams: <br />Last evening I, and a group of neighbors, arrived at the council <br />chambers for a public hearing on the Navarre storm sewer project <br />at 7:30 as indicated on the attached notice from the city. by <br />this time the council was acting on the issue, the attached agenda <br />shows it was heard at 7:00 not The outcome was ordering <br />an assessment survey (costing an estimated $2,500) and waiting <br />to see how many would appeal their assessment. <br />I am NOT in favor of this project and do not feel we should be <br />assessed for it. In addition I am very angry about attending a <br />public hearing and not being able to be heard. I feel that before <br />$2,500 is spent on this project the affected neighbors should be <br />able to express their opinions. <br />When the Cuffs purchased the vacant lot next to their heme there <br />was a puddle in front, they lived there and knew the problem existed <br />yet they went chead and purchased it. Some time after that they <br />cleared the lot of the brush and dead trees and did some landscaping <br />with earth-moving equipment. While it improved the appearance of <br />the lot, it exaggerated the water problem. Much of the water which <br />now sits in the street used to drain to the back of that lot. I <br />understand th wanting to have a dry lot ... I DO NOT understand <br />them moving water out of their lot and into the street and then <br />claiming it's all of our problems and we should all pay for it! <br />I further resent being told by their attorney after the meeting <br />that there is really no reason to appeal the assessment because <br />even if a judge would reduce the assessment amount you have to pay <br />an attorney to fight it sc you're spending the same amount of money. <br />It appears that appealing an assessment is not a viable alternative; <br />we should not have to pay an attorney to make our opinions known! <br />He then expressed his opin:.on that $700 "really isn't that much" <br />Ours is a double lot (as are many others) so we are looking at $1,400 <br />and maintain that it IS a lot to us. I would challenge him to <br />explain to the widow who lives next door that $700 "isn't much money" <br />I uooke with her and her son this morning and they feel it is!