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A map of the area shottling location of the two Lines was'displaycn. Don Gilman, assistant public works director, explained ~ombination of t')e two lots into one and that there was a duplex on the property. Councilman Bradley asked ,i.fit would be consistent wi th city policy to assess all four sides of a lot if sewer lines were constructed on each side. Mr. 'l'eitzel explaine-l that assessments for sewers are based on square foot area wi thin' 160 feet of the sewer to which the property has access. Once an area has, been assessed, it is not assessed again. In this ,instance, when the 28th Avenue line was installed the property assessed wa,c; w.ith"in 160 feet of, the sewer to [v/I.ich,; t had di rect access. lio'Llanc(~ of t:/kl t: arC'iJ of the propertlJ was not iissessed, since .it WilS a separat'c Jot: ,"jt~ t/lat ti/llf' and it was 'ilssumed i I~ would be picked up when aUne was installed 1;0 which it would have d,irect accos.s. lie added tha ti f . the propcrt.ies had been com- bined at the timc ,.of .installation of the 28th Avenue s(>w(~r, the assessment at that Uem'would have ])cen greater. Mr. Gilman pointed out that if this property didn't share ,in the cost of the Central Bou}evard line, other prop- ert.i.es wou,ld have to assume that share. Also, ,that there was no other method .of assessihg [or I:he 2Bi~h Avenue line given the configllrat,ion of the proper. ties at that time. lie added that if the Dutells had i.nqu,i..r:ed about poss.ible outstand,ing assessments aqa,inst this property at the l:Jme of purchase, they tvollld have been informed that the total scwcc asscs51110llt had not hecn levied and they would hilvc lie en illv'are there would be an assessment when the Central Boulevard sewer WilS extended. e~ George Mayer, 2850 Spring Boulevard, read a letter objecting to the assess- ment against his property. lie stated he knew his property was connected to the Spring Boulevard smv'er and that he was told at that time that payment could be postponed. lIo'v'ever, he sa.id he wa.s not: told that it would be post- oned for 11 years resulti nq in a much higher cos't, nor tha t he would be paying [or a sewer that was not go,ing to be used. lie said he was also told that if he objected to any future se\ver to the west of his property he would not be granted abuilding perm{t. lie said llad he been told the enUre truth at the time he would have understood the intent of the city's representatives and would have been able to do something alJout .it at that t.ime, Mr. Mil~Jer said his property remains the only one served by gravity flow to the Spring Boulevard sewer, and he requested that his assessment be based on the rate of that 1964 sewer assessment. e Mr. Teitzel explained that when Mr. Mayer's property was annexed and he re- quested a building permit for his'property on the west side of Spring Boule- vard, the city did require an agreement for connection to the Spring Boule- vard line with the understandi.ng that at some future time there would lx.' assessment against the property [or a line on the Jower side of the street. Cost of Uw s[!rinq Uuuleviln7 line 'v'as ilssc.ssed (.'ntircly to property on the other side of the street at that time, none aga,i,nst MI. Milyer's property. Hr. Te,itzel further explained that the Council after hearing objections from NI. Mayer and others owning property on that street at time of bid award did decide to construct the project as shOtYn on the map. In response to Counc,ilman Bradley's inquiry as to why Mr. Mayer's property WClS being i1ssessed at this tiIne \v'hen it was already 'served by the Spring lloulevard l.ine, Mr. 'l'c,itzel cxpJained that rather than attempting to refigure a:;.';C.'sS/IIL'rJt:s .)cjain,';I: J)T'()[)(.'rt:jes for the Spdng noulcvilrd ,Zine, already in- stilllL'd und Zlsscssed Zlt: the Lime Mr. MClyer's property was ill1nexed, ilgreelllent was reached with NI. Mayer that at some future time his pr:operty would be assessed in 'the present manner. lIis is the only gravity fJow service, Mr. Teitzel s.aid, other properties are being served by a pumping station to the Spring Boulevard line. . 4/14/75 - 36 \8i>'