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MINUTES OF THE ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD APRIL 22, 198'_), AT THE ORONO MIDDLE SCHOOI, AUDITORIUM AT 685 OLD CRYS'TAI. litY ROAD - PAGE 3 PUBLIC HEARING Bill Sime of 2106 Shadywood Road explained that he received (CONT.) the numbers from City Hall and took that number and multi.j,lied it by 15, since it is a 15 year assessment, and came up with the figure $112.00 total assessment. Sime noted that actually the total assessment is more than he quoted in his letter. Carolyn Drude stated that for a $150,000 market value home the -essment per year is $22.69. Drude stated that the tot 3sessment is cannot be predicted now because of the chang%. in valuation of the home over that 15 year period. Bill Sime stated that the Mayor stated that his letter was in error and that his letter was not. in error. Sime stated that the f igures were given to him at a Council meeting that the total project cost was $900,000 and that if assessed 50% leaves $450,000 to be spread across the general tax rolls. Sime noted that $450,000 divided by approximately 4,000 tax parcels leaves $112.50 for a total assessment without interest. George Rovegno of 2010 Shoreline Drive referred to tLe estimated annual tax increaF -d asked if this mandates that property taxes must increz or can't the City be more fiscally responsible in its operating budget and take it out of the general fund. Roveg.io reiterated that there is no rule that mandates that property taxes must increase. Rovegno asked Drewd how much of the $900,000 total project cost goes to Ehlers 6 Associates. Carolyn Drude confirmed that there is no rule that mandates that taxes must go up, but there is a rule about having money available to pay those bonds. Drude estimated at ut $8- 9,000 will go to Ehlers 6 Associates for the financial consultant costs. Elmer Conover of 1489 Shoreline Drive stated that the figures he got from City Hall indicated his taxes would go up $600- 750. Conover noted that he wouldn't object to paying for a sewer project once, but asked how many other sewer project are in the City of Orono that could compound these figures discussed tonight. Conover objected to the assessment because it will he precedent setting for future sewer projects. Mayor Butler explained that the City has been talking about sewer in the Crystal Bay area for years. Butler noted that the City has investigated every means of federal end state funding and there is no funding available for this project. Butler informed the public that a Hennepin County survey done on the Crystal Bay area revealed thot a maiority of the people in this area qualify as low and moderate income. Butler reported that many wells and septi -ystems in the Crystal Bay area overlap one another and create hazardous cor.•iitions. Butler sympathized with those who had to pay for their own sewer and noted that sh, also paid for her own sewer, however, the community should 14, athle to pull toqether