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PUBLIC HEAHING/7-25-78 Street Improvement Yttrium, ZirConium, Azurite, 164th Ln, 162nd Ave., 166th Ln. PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF RAMSEY COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINR~_SOTA Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Ramsey City Council held a public hearing on July 25, 1978, at Ramsey Mnnicipal Center, 1 51 53 Nowthen Boulevard N.W. Ramsey, MN 55303 Present: Mayor Cox Councilman Gamec Councilman Mickelson Councilman Muller Councilman Reimann ~lso Present: Attorney Goodrich' Engineer Sha . Administrator Schnelle ~yor Cox called the public hearing to order at 8:25 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Cox announced the purpose of the public hearing is to consider a street improvement for streets as follow, s: Yttrium, Zirconium, Azurite, 164th Ln, 162nd Ave., 166th Ln. This hearing is to receive input from property owners in this area in regard to the street improvement. Mr. Sba presented th~ feasibility study. The total cost of the improvement is $84,000; total units 87; cost per unit $965.52; cost over a ten year period - annual payment $~37.47 and over a fifteen year period - annual payment ~06.00. Citizen Input D. Ydchaels~on, 162nd Av~asked what they would do with the gap between the road and the driveways. Mr. Sha said this is the property owndrs responsiblity and to arrange to have this done ~ith the contractor who is doing the street would be the cheapest way to fill in the gap. Bob Cushman, 16326 Zirconium Street, asked how the price compares with that done around the area in other developments in outlying areas, are ~e getting the same kind of material. Mr. Sha explained that the material is the most important in the base. Mr. Cushman asked how this will stand up with sod trucks, moving vans etc. ~. Sha answered that it depends on the amount of loads and frequency of traffic and that ~eather has a bearing on it. The garbage truck once a ~eek should be no problem, except on a hot day, sharp turns into driveways might damage the road. ~. Cushman said the whole area is nothing but blow sand, how do you propose to shore up the edges. What if there is heavy commercial development and the City is forced to put in utilities, at that time the whole area would have to be reconstructed.