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F~b 14 O1 01:38p North Lake Properties, Inc. 830 West Mare Street · Aaoka, M]N .55303 7G3-~33-8~08 I I .I July 1°.2, 2000 Norman, Ci~ Admiaiztrator Ck7 of R,m'~ey Wowr~hen Blvd. Rmmsey, Mlq 5530~ I I I As you 'know we are building a mull:i-tenant re[ail facility at 14200 St, Francis Blvd. in l>,amsey. the pass £uw chys w~ have bccn rev/c-~Sng a number of cosr. s ~sociared M~ ~s proj'e~ ~ ~o~ ;o m~e it ~anc~y f~le to proceed. One of~esc ca~s is a "sto~ ~er ~ag~e~ fee~ being requested in ~e dewlopm~ a~eem~ We do not believe ~at ~s is ~ appropriate ass~me~ to ~ proje~. ~ou~ this f~ w~ pr~ously d~cuss~ at a ~ mee~g sc~ wee~ ago, ~ere ~e~ az ~ ~ m~y o~ it,s oa ~e ~le ~d ~ corn did not rec~ve o~ ~ a~entbn. ~ hcts m 5[~gotl n~ tO be prop~ly m~d~e~ ,h~ b~g ~te w~ ~eated ~ 1~96 ~ we p~d huge · ~ ~ ~ ~t ~e b order to ~evelop O~c~e ~h~ lou ~d have access to ~ u~des review~g f~ll I995 co~espondence, k app~s m p~d ~ excess of I;180,000 for spe~ ~esm~mrs). ~ a~ifio~ ~c store water pond~g w~ ~y completed ~ 1996 at our cos ~d ~n the light of the above, ir doesrFt ~eem right that ~e city ~ou. ld ex-peet u.s to pay :till.azmther cl-,.a~e for mmething rAat we will not use or ben~t fi.om. Further, tb/s storm water managememt fee wa~ apparmtly created b I998, long after our lots were creased Md approved by the City of Ramsey. My request is that you attach this letter tn our currenl cteveloprn~nt agreement and we will ask you to hold. our check until ~b. is matter has been resolved. That way, we can obtain our buildbg permit now wit. hour havbg this issue cause a delay in our moving forward with the proje~,~ It ks my ¢on;errtion ~at if'rRb charge is a legitimate fee, it should have been a~sessed back ha 1995 or 1996, mt. now when we are ¢onstmczing a building on the site. I have alre~_~_dy discussed this with your city en~eer, S~we Jar~ows~ I'I1 be out of town the bah.ncc of the week a~d w.~ can discuss f~rr. her on Sincerely, I I' i I I I I