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concerned that in addition to the approximately 13 thousand dollars in the proposed assessment for her three acre parcel it will cost as much as 8 thousand dollars to connect to the sewers. Ms. Bellah doubted that her property would actually be able to connect to the sewers, and therefore Ms. Bellah felt that her property should be considered undevelopable. The property in question is a flagpole lot. The sewer has been extended adjacent to the Bellah parcel down most of the flagpole to serve other property. Only a small portion of the lot past the pale portion of the flagpole lot is within 160 feet of the end of the sewer line. Ms. Bellah wondered why her property should be subject to an assessment, when the construction does not bring the sewers close enough to the residence to allow an easy hookup and the portion of the property being assessed can not be developed because it is so narrow X63 feet wide. In response Acting City Engineer Jeff Lankston explained that, while not all of the property can easily be connected to the sewers, the portion of the Bellah property within 160 feet of the sewer lateral is benefited by the sewers. Mr. Lankston assured the Bellah that their residence, even though it was more than 160 feet from the end of the lateral line, could be connected to the sewer. Because of the distance to the sewers, the house will not be required to connect, but it is possible to do so. Ms. Bellah questioned the logic of allowing a delay in connections to the sewer while also arguing that the property is benefited by the sewer development. Ms. Bellah voiced her suspicion that the sewer project is designed to force property into the city to allow for more development. Ms. Bellah also questioned an earlier notice form the city that had suggested that the property would not be assessed, Acting City Engineer Jeff Lankston explained that sometimes the City's first review of lots suggests that they are undeveloped. The city constantly reviews all of its determinations, and when it discovers an error, it takes steps to notify the property owner of the correction. 1f there was a correction in the case of the Bellah property, it was because of this review of preliminary determinations, and not because of any change in policy. The next member of the public to speak was Chad Roderick. Mr. Roderick asserted that he had an agreement with the City of Eugene concerning sewer development and further assessments. Mr, Roderick owns two parcels, numbered 1300 and 1302. During a previous sewer construction phase in the area, Mr. Roderick entered into an agreement to construct a sewer line along Anchor Street up to the property line of tax lot 1302. Anchor Street currently ends at this property line. Mr. Roderick understood that agreement between himself and the city to guarantee that, as a result of his construction, no part of tax lot 1302 would be assessed. Now the city has constructed a sewer line along Wilkes Street, which serves as the northern border of tax lot 1300. The city is proposing to assess all of tax lot 1300 and the small portion of tax lot 1302 that lies within 160 feet of Wilkes. The residence located on tax lot 1302 is within this portion of the tax lot. Currently is it served by a sewer that runs north to Wilkes and then west to an existing sewer. The tentative subdivision plan for tax lot 1302 plans that this sewer line will be redirected south to the sewers already constructed by Mr. Roderick. Mr. Roderick insisted that the agreement should be honored and that no portion of tax lot 1300 should be assessed. Minutes -LID Final Assessment Hearing April 17,199b Page 4