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. RE�ULAR t1EETIiJG OF TI�E ORONO COU2dCIL, AUGUST 14, 1979 Page 21 Dick Benson, City Adriinistrator, inforr.ied the City RING ROUTE* Council that the following properties have been Right-of taay Purchases negotiated and acquisitions have been completed regarding the Ring Route right-of-way purchase and land acquisitions: Robert Compton $9,052.56 Joe Schmitt $60 ,000. 00 The Joe Schmitt property, which was negotiated at $60, 000 has a principal sum balance of $42 , 600 as a prorlissory note to i�r. Schriitt to be paid in full on January 2 , 1980, including 8g interest. The Pririus property has been negotiated at $3 , 500 an acre for two plus acres. The purchase should be completed this week. These properties were approved for negotiations and acquisitions. I do want Council approval of these final purchases. - Council r�Ieeting - August 14, 1979 Butler moved, Paurus seconded, to approve the acquisition and payment for ring route properties - in the amounts of $9 ,052. 56 to Robert Compton and $60, 000 to Joe Schmitt, per the above memo. 2lotion, A��es (4) - Nays (0) . Dick Benson, City Administrator, presented the City SEWER & �9ATER n�ATE� * Council with a memo concerning the Orono School Orono School District District Water & Sewer Rates, dated August 8, 1979 , which states: Most of you are aware of the pressure applied by the Orono School District to receive a reduction in their water and sewer rates over the years. �Ve he�d several staff and Council meetings. The final results being we denied the school a rate reduction based . upon the theory that we should be consistent and apply our rates as fair and equitable as possible and not reduce rates tq a high volume user but encourage them to conserve energy and natural resources. We did receive a reduction in water rates from the City of Long Lake which are passed on to the Orono school. This year, the School District renewed their efforts to receive a sewer rate reduction and engaged the L9. F. Kelly law firm to request of the i�4etropolitan Waste Control Commission, who are responsible for reviewing and approving sewer rates, to determine if our sewer charges to a "public user" were justified. (Continued)