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In the spring of 2020, Capstone Homes began development of the 4th Addition of the Riverstone residential development, west of Puma Street. There are currently no plans to begin construction of Alpha Development, east of Puma Street. Streets and Trails Approximately 1,000 feet of Puma Street and the adjacent regional trail south of Alpine Drive were realigned and reconstructed to replace the existing temporary street section with a permanent street section including bituminous pavement, concrete curb and gutter, storm sewer, and associated appurtenant improvements. All street, storm sewer and trail improvements meet all applicable State Aid standards including curb and gutter design, pavement structural capacity, horizontal and vertical curves, lane and shoulder widths, and clear zones. Puma Street meets a 9-ton all-weather pavement design. Trunk Watermain Trunk 16-inch ductile iron pipe watermain was extended north along Puma Street to Alpine Drive to serve the Riverstone and Alpha Development residential developments with water, and to ultimately provide a looped watermain system along Puma Street and Alpine Drive. Looped watermain will more reliably serve properties in the area, provide better fire flows, and provide better water quality by removing a dead end. Alpine Drive is scheduled to be reconstructed in 2025 per the City's current Capital Improvement Program (CIP). At that time, trunk watermain will be extended along Alpine Drive to connect the existing trunk watermain running parallel to Armstrong Boulevard to the watermain installed under Puma Street with this project. Trunk Sanitary Sewer Trunk 8-inch poly -vinyl chloride sanitary sewer was extended north along Puma Street to serve the Riverstone and Alpha Development residential developments with sanitary sewer. The sewer is not designed to serve properties north of Alpine Drive with municipal sewer. Those properties can be served in the future, if needed, from a proposed trunk sewer line along Armstrong Boulevard. Storm Sewer The Puma Street improvements included construction of a permanent urban street section with concrete curb and gutter and storm sewer improvements, including connections to an adjacent stormwater pond in the Riverstone development. Public Comment AKM Farms/Paxmar has shared via email that they do not generally support being assessed at this time, but no formal objections have been received to date. Should any formal public comments be received prior to the Assessment Hearing these comments will be shared with the City Council before the Assessment Hearing is opened. Notification: Notice for this Assessment Hearing was published in the City's official newspaper, the Anoka Union Herald, on Friday, September 25, 2020. Assessment Hearing Notices were also mailed to the two benefiting property owners as required by Minnesota Statute Chapter 429. A copy of Statute 429 is attached to this case, as are copies of the notices mailed to the benefiting property owners. Anoka County requires that assessments be certified to the County Auditor by November 16, 2020 for collection on next year's (2021) taxes. Property owners must therefore prepay their special assessments in full by November 16, 2020 to avoid paying interest. Observations/Alternatives: