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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />utility is wrong and most of the neighbors want to begin a petition against the fee <br />Council is coming across crooked. He questioned if there is an end to the fee. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec replied that when a fee is established you should not look for an <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson stated that he would prefer to pay higher taxes. <br /> <br />Mr. Olson explained that the reason the charge was added to the <br />has the available facilities to send out the bills and it was the <br />utility in process. <br /> <br />the <br /> to get~ <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Tom Wright, 17105 Nowthen Boulevard, Ramsey, <br />into Ramsey and the local business people have <br />the Council hears the concerns of the business <br />minds regarding the utility, As a resident if he comes to <br />like to know if he will be told that this is the law and leave if <br /> <br />has <br /> <br /> thought of expanding <br /> that once <br /> chan~ng their <br /> he would <br />like it. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that Mr. Wright is a resident <br />business in Anoka, and the k a higher amount <br />the Council use a method that run-off to <br /> <br /> he owns a <br />are requesting <br /> <br /> Mr. Wright replied that he all around. Some of the <br /> businesses are very small businesses very large fees because <br /> businesses have been an easy target, that they are not willing <br /> to pay more, but feel,.it.should be Spread more eqi~itable. <br /> <br /> uouncamemt)er,.~enan~ser~srarea that he ~,~.~.~ e his mind if it is proved that the Current <br />i storm dr,.a~n. ~ge utility is pro~ to be not ec right now he feels it is equitable because <br /> each umtmcharged by th~ rant of run-( <br /> <br />· Mr. V~ght ;~}~d. the business Community feels like the City is <br />I tipping of the bt~'~i~ and as a perst business owner he is interested in how the Council <br /> <br />~ ~:~;',,:~; ~.~ ~ ',¥f.,.r-, ;/,,~ :t~,~¢,~;:~~ /'~'¢.~,~ <br />8,~;:'?.'~ Councilmemb.?r Hendriksen. stated that he behoves that the businesses are producing more run- <br />~"/ off than resid~hal properfi~S:::~d should have to pay for that. <br /> <br /> '%!~!7~,. Mr. Wright qu~St/oned if the Council is willing to change their decision based on the reaction of <br />_ "~:~% the business c~mmumty. . <br /> <br /> '~:..:.Mayor Gamed replied that the utility is something that the Council really looked at and did <br /> conslder.~he ~mpact on businesses, but there are some that he to has been surprised by. He stated <br /> that:it'has' been a tough issue. <br /> <br />City Council/September 26, 2000 <br /> Page 27 of 36 <br /> <br />-83- <br /> <br /> <br />