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_2_ hearing and are comparable to typical projects of this size. Staff recommends approval of the assessment distribution. A public hearing regarding this matter was scheduled for April 22,1992, at 6:~0 p.m., in the first flour Conference Room of City Hall if. However, no persons attended the hearing and it was canceled. The Hearings 4fflcial was provided with a copy of a letter from Susie Knorr, expressing her opposition to the projects or her inclusion as a benefltting property owner. A copy of the letter is attached as Exhibit "A". At the request of the Hearings official, the City Engineer prepared a Memorandum which is attached as Exhibit "B", in response to Ms. Knorr's objections. Based upon the information provided, it is the finding of the Hearings Ufficial that Ms. Knorr's property is large enough that it could be divided in the future, which would require additional sewer access. Although it may not be the present intention of the property owner to sell a portion of the property, because that is a possibility, it is appropriate that the property be assessed far the extension of the sewer system. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the Hearings Official that the Knorr property be included for purposes of determining the assessment. The Hearings official has also received a Memorandum from the City Engineer which outlines the information regarding the background, praject, assessment and staff recommendation. Based on the available information, it is the finding of the Hearings official that the proposed assessments have been determined in accordance with the Eugene Code. The Hearings Official further finds that these assessments are assessments for local improvement as set forth in SRS 31U.14~ because: 1. The assessments do not exceed actual cast; 2. The assessments are imposed far a capital construction praject which provides a special benel"it to specific property or rectifies a problem caused by specific property; ~. The assessments are imposed in a single assessment upon completion of the project; and 4. The assessments allow the property owners to elect to pay off with interest over at least 1n years.