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ANOKA COUNTY August 11, 2014 City of Ramsey, HRA 7550 Sunwood Drive Ramsey, MN 55303 COUNTY OF ANOKA Public Services Division Highway Department 1440 Bunker Lake Blvd., NW Andover, Minnesota 55304 (763) 862-4200 FAX (763) 862-4201 In reply refer to: Project: S.P. 002-683-003 Project Description: CSAH 83 — Highway 10 and Armstrong Boulevard Reconstruction Anoka County Highway Right -of -Way Parcel # 6 Dear City of Ramsey, HRA: Your name appears on file in the office of the Anoka County Recorder as an owner of property from which a portion of right-of-way will be required for this project. This is the County of Anoka's ("County") written offer to purchase the new right of way needed for this project. The County obtained an appraisal for the property proposed to be acquired. According to Minnesota law, the County must provide the owner with a copy of the appraisal. As such, enclosed please find a copy of the County's appraisal for the above referenced property, which includes sketches of the proposed right-of-way acquisition (colored portion) of your property. Based on the enclosed appraisal, the County hereby submits to you an offer of $58500.00. This offer amount consists of $58500.00 for property purchased and or permanent or temporary easements and $0.00 for any damages to the remainder property. We have disregarded any benefit to the value of the property caused by the proposed highway improvement. You will have a reasonable length of time to consider this offer. Please take this opportunity to review this offer. When you have finished, please call our negotiator Peg Flaig at 763-862- 4271 to set up an appointment to discuss this offer. Please be assured that the County will make every effort to negotiate a satisfactory settlement with you. If you feel our offer does not reflect market value, you may wish to secure your own appraisal. You, as the owner, are entitled to reimbursement by the County for the reasonable cost of the appraisal up to a maximum of $1,500.00 for single family and two-family residential property and minimum damage acquisitions, and $5,000.00 for other types of property, providing that you submit to the County the information necessary for reimbursement, including a copy of the paid invoice and a copy of your appraisal, at least five days before the condemnation commissioners' hearing for your property. The County will reimburse you within 30 days after you submit to the County the above information necessary for reimbursement. An appraisal cannot be used or considered in a condemnation commissioners' hearing, nor may the appraiser who prepared the appraisal testify, unless a copy of the appraiser's written report is provided to the county at least five days before the hearing.