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HEARING MINUTES SUBJECT: SANITARY SEWERS IN BETHEL DRIVE FRAM OGLE STREET TO 400 FEET NORTHWEST, OGLE STREET FROM BETHEL DRIVE TO 400 FEET SOUTH LF ALLANE AVENUE, AND ALLANE AVENUE FROM MADERA STREET TQ OGLE STREET CONTRACT #89-10~ A hearing concerning the above project was held on November 21, 1989, at 7:00 P.M., in the McNutt Room of the City Hall. The Hearings official opened the hearing by describing the project and the manner in which the hearing would be conducted. The Hearings Official first called on Les Lyle, City Engineer, to describe the project. Mr. Lyle stated that the sewer project had been completed and the amounts for assessment were being attri- buted to the benefitting properties. He noted that Chapter 7 of the Eugene Code outlines the manner in which costs are to be distributed. The project was initiated by petition of property owners. Because this was a needed sanitary facility, it did not require 50~ property owner approval. Preliminary casts had been provided to property owners and the actual costs were lower. Leroy Hecker, X980 Allane Avenue, spoke on behalf of the Free Souls who live at the above address and which is an assessed property. He said that he thought the amounts being charged were quite high and, in fact, seem about double of what they should be. He noted that the property is a corner lot. He wondered why the property owners should pay for the sewer service when not receiving other services , such as a well-~paved street . He also asked for a delay in the proceedings. After conferring with the City Engineer concerning the City Council's schedule, the Hearings official allowed Mr. Hecker, and anyone else in attendance, to submit additional written information to the Hearings official's office by noon, November 29, 1989. Mr. Lyle responded that the assessments are computed according to the Eugene Code which takes the frontage of the property times its depth, up to a 160 foot maximum. The total square feet per property are then divided into the total cost. There is not an overlap or doubling because a property is a corner lot. He also explained about Bancrofting. He said he understood the concern about financing and speculated that property owners might be able to work something out with the finance department. In response to a question about paving or sidewalk improvements, Mr. Lyle acknowledged that not much has been done in that particular neighborhood and probably wouldn't be in the forseeable future. -1-~ Exhibit "A"