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Mr. Raatikka informed hirr the life expectancy is approximately 20 years with routine maintenance. Ronald Ginsberg - stated he has a gravel driveway and he wanted to know if he had to restore it after the improvements would be done on the road. Mr. Raatikka answered that he did not have to restore his drivew~~ ;is it was gravel - if il was bituminous, he'd trove to match the level of the road. Ronald Ginsberg - also inquired about the weight restrictions. Mr. Raati 'kka informed Ron Ginsberg that the road is proposed to be designed at a 7 ton weight limit. Oliver Wanstrom, 18056 Waco Drive, Ramsey - stated money is not a fluent thing; $400 plus dollars a year for 10 years was a large sum of money to him. He said after the initial cost of surfacing the road, then he'd have to pay in 5 or 6 years for sealcoating. He stated some people said the property value would go up with the paved roads, but he feels if the value goes up so does the real estate taxes and that would mean more money out of his pocket. He also felt the budgel crunch would hit soon and cities wouldn't be getting state aid which meant the taxes would have to be raised again. He said to keep in mind the new high school in two years - that means more taxing - then the next year teachers and equipmen! will be needed - taxes raised again. He felt the "crunch" is coming soon and he doesn't want $480.47 a year coming out of pocket nov,,. He said he has two 5 acre parcels and he decided to sell one when he heard there was a possibility of this project coming through. He had a buyer for it until the buyer found out about the proposed improvements and the added taxes to the property. He also had concerns regarding the increased speed of the traffic on paved roads. He remarked how he moved to Ramsey for the country atmosphere but with all the improvement projects going on, it was fast becoming more like city life again. If there were to be some improvements being made, he suggested having natural gas come through the CiB, instead. Jean Crosby; 18242 Ventre St., Burns - the streets aren't deeded to the City for easement purposes - the City never accepted them. If they got to be in extremely bad condition, could the City sa)' it's your problem and slap on a private easement. Dennis Berg, Burns Township Boardmember, informed Ms. Crosby that the City has accepted the roads by it's actions - residents own the land, but the road is public. Mary Smith, 18179 Waco Street, Bums - commented she was in support of the proposed project. She is a realtor and the property value v`,ill go up. There will be an increase in taxation but the improvements to the streets are inevitable so we ma)' as well pay now before the cost increases. It is her feelings that it is very important to keep property values up. Laurel Sohns, 18005 Waco Street, Ramsey - asked what is considered a unit and how it is determined that there are 31. Mr. Raati 'kka stated a unit was any buildable lot or an)' new lot at least 10 acres in size. Laurel Sohns - stated she lives at the end of Waco and has a problem paying that amount of money when she only has one acre and other property owners have a lot more land. She asked if the assessment couldn't ~ based on footage owned instead. City Council Public Hearing/March 5, 1990 Page 2 of 4