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MEMBER SELF-SERVICE STORAGE ASSOCIATION ANOKA SELF STORAGE 13760 Ebony St. N.W. · Ramsey, MN 55303 757-7324 City of Ramsey 15153 NW Nowthen Blvd. Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 September 10, 1987 To: Hayer, Council and Staff' I am presently considering expansion of my self-service storage business in one of three possible locations. Two of these locations are outside of the City of Ramsey. A third Iooation is adjacent to the existing storage facility located at 13760 Ebony St. NW, in a plat described as Riverside West. One of the primary factors in an expansion site selection decision will be anticipated utility assessments. I have been advised that a metropolitan sewer main trunk will be extended under 138th Ave NW up to the western boundary of Riverside West late in 1987 or early in 1988. While I have been verbally advised that the cost of sewer trunk construction will be recovered through sewer hookup charges rather than assessments against individual properties, discussions with the City Manager regarding the timing and criteria for extension of sewer laterals through the remainder of the Riverside West development have been inconclusive. While I appreciate that Mr. Hartley may be reluctant to set forth a definitive position on sewer assessments in the absence of council approved policy, I cannot objectively compare business locations without knowledge of costs and future assessment liabilities. Accordingly, I request that the council consider, at the earliest opportunity, the following questions: 1. What criteria will be established to initiate extension of sewer laterals into neighborhoods served by a sewer main. Specifically, will an individual property owner, oz' a minority of property owners, be able to force construction on sewer lines through the entire neighborhood? Will City government take a strong role in deciding the timing of sewer construction? 2. Will assessments be levied without regard to their usefulness to property use? Specifically, will properties which permanently have no requirement for sewer or water service be assessed the same as properties which benefit substantially?. 3. Will assessments for lateral extensions be based on (a) uniform cost per lot in the development, or (b) footage of street frontage or (c) other formula?