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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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<br /> CITY OF RAMSEY
<br /> ANOKA COUNTY
<br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA '
<br /> TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
<br /> Notice is hereby given that the
<br /> Ramsey City Council will meet at 7:00
<br /> p.m., Tuesday, September 25, 2001, at
<br /> Ramsey Fire Station No. 2, 15050
<br /> Armstrong Blvd. to pass upon the pro-
<br /> posed assessment for Improvement
<br /> Project 01-14, which is the Bituminous
<br /> Overlay of White 1Sines Estates. ·
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<br /> The amount to be specially assessed
<br /> against any particular lot, piece or'parcel
<br /> of land is $554.50. Affected property
<br /> owners may, at any time between
<br /> September 25 and November 2, 2001
<br /> (prior to certification of the assessment to
<br /> the Anoka County Auditor), Pay the
<br /> entire assessment on such property with
<br /> interest accrued to the date of payment~
<br /> to the City of Ramsey. No interest shall be
<br /> charged if the entire assessment is paid
<br /> within 30 days from the adoption of the
<br /> assessment, which is anticipated to be
<br /> September 25, 2001. Affected .property
<br /> owners may at any time thereafter pay to
<br /> the City of Ramsey the entire amount of
<br /> the assessment remaining unpaid, with
<br /> interest accrued to. December 31 of the
<br /> next succeeding year. If an affected prop-
<br /> erty'owner decides not to prepay the
<br /> assessment before the date given above,
<br /> the rate of interest that wil! apply is 7.0
<br /> percent per year. ~he right to partially=
<br /> prepay the assessment is not available.
<br /> . The proposed assessment roll is on
<br /> file for Public inspection at the City
<br /> Administrator's office. The total amount
<br /> of the proposed assessment is $554.50.
<br /> Written Or.oral objections will be consid-
<br /> ered ht the hearing. No appeal may be
<br /> taken 'as to the amount of an assessment
<br /> unless a signed, written objection is filed
<br /> with the C ty Admin strator prior to the'.
<br /> hearing or presented to the presiding:
<br /> Officer at the hearing; The City Councili
<br /> may upon such notice conside? any
<br /> objection to the amount of a prdposed
<br /> individual asseJsment at an adjourned
<br /> hearing upon such further notice to the
<br /> affected property owners as it deems
<br /> advisable.
<br /> If an assessment is contested or there
<br /> is an adjoumed!.hear!ng, the following
<br /> procedure will be followed;
<br /> 1) The City. Will present its case first
<br /> by calling witnesses who may testify by
<br /> narrative or by ~examin~tion, and by the
<br /> introduction of. exhibits. After such wit-
<br /> ness has testified, the contesting partyi
<br /> will be allowed tO .~bk questions. This pro-
<br /> cedure will be repeate.d with each wit-
<br /> ness until neither ~ide has further ques-,
<br /> tions. .:-~:; .
<br /> 2) After the City has presented all its
<br /> evidence, th.e objector may call witnesses
<br /> or present such testimony as the objector
<br /> desires. The same procedure for ques-
<br /> tioning of the City's witnesses will be fol-
<br /> lowed with the objector's witnesses.
<br /> .3) The objector may be. represented
<br /> by counsel. '
<br /> 4) Minnesota Rules of Evidence will l
<br /> not be strictly applied.;, however, they~
<br /> may be considered and argued to the
<br /> Council as to the weight of items of evi-
<br /> dence or testimony presented to the~
<br /> Council. .
<br /> 5) The eqtire proceeding.~ Will be'.
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<br /> 6) At the close of the presentation of
<br /> evidence, the objector may make a final
<br /> presentation to the Council based on the
<br /> evidence and the law. No new evi,dence
<br /> may be presented at this point.
<br /> 7) The council may adopt the pro-
<br /> posed assessment at the hearing.
<br /> Under Minnesota Statutes, Sectioos
<br /> 435.193 to 435.195, and Ramsey City
<br /> Code Chapter 4.60.18, the City Council
<br /> mqy defer the payment of this special
<br /> assessment for any person(s) that fit the
<br /> guidelines listed in Section 4.60.18 Subd.
<br /> 5 of the Ramsey City Code. When a
<br /> deferment of the special assessment has
<br /> been granted and is terminated for any
<br /> reason provided in. these laws, all
<br /> amounts accumulated, including applica-
<br /> ble .interest; will be due. Any assessed
<br /> property owner meeting, the require-
<br /> ments of these laws may, withip 30 days
<br /> of the confirmation of the assessment,
<br />-, apply to the ~ity Administrator with the
<br /> prescribed form for such deferral of pay-
<br /> ment of this special assessment.
<br /> An oWner may appeal an assessment
<br /> to District Court pursuant to Minnesota
<br /> Statutes Section 429.081 and Chapter.
<br /> 4.60.10 of-the Ramsey City Code by sen/-.
<br /> lng notice of the appeal upon the Mayor
<br /> or City Administrator of the City within
<br /> 30 days after the adoption of the assess-
<br /> ment and filing such notice with the
<br /> District Court within ten days after .sen/-
<br /> ice upon the Mayor or City Administrator.
<br /> SteVen J. Jankowski
<br /> City Engineer ~
<br /> Dated: August 28,'2001 -
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<br /> Published in Anoka County union
<br /> September 7, 2001
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<br />STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ss
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<br /> Peter G. Bodley, being duly sworn, on oath says that he is the managing editor of the
<br />newspaper known as the Anoka County Union, and has full knowledge of the facts which are
<br />stated below:
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<br />a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other
<br />applicable laws, as amended.
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<br />from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week for one
<br />successive week; it was first published on Friday, the 7th day of September, 2001 and was
<br />thereafter printed and published on every Friday to and including Friday, the ........ day of
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<br />inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the
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<br /> RATE INFORMATION
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<br />(1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial
<br /> users for comparable space
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<br />(2) Maximmn rate allowed by ]aw for the above matter
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<br />(3) Rate actually charged for the above matter
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<br />$10.75
<br />(Line, word, or inch rate)
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<br />$10.75
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<br />(Line, word, or inch rate)
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<br />$7.65
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<br />(Line, word, or iuch rate)
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