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<br /> CITY OF RAMSEY
<br /> ANOKA coUNTY
<br /> STATF 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 a~essment for Improvement
<br />Project 01-10, which is the Sealcoating of
<br />I~arthel's Rum Rive'r Estates 2nd Addition,
<br />Sorteberg's Addition and 161st Avenue
<br />between CR 83 and Variolite Street.
<br /> The amount to 'be special!y assessed '
<br />against any particular lot, piece or parcel
<br />of land is $207.87. Affected property
<br />owners may, at any time between
<br />September 25 and November 2, '2001
<br />(prior tQ ce.rt f cation 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 i6terest shall be
<br />charged if the entire assessment is paid
<br />within 30 day~ 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 />i'nterest accrued to December 3i of the
<br />next succeeding year. If an affected prop-
<br />erty owne[ decides not to prepay the
<br />assessment before the date given above,
<br />the rate of interest that will apply is 6.5
<br />percent per year. The 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 $207.87.
<br />~Written or oral objections.will be consid-
<br />ered at 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 City Administrator: prior to the
<br />hearing or presented to the presiding
<br />officer at the hearing. The City Council
<br />may upon such noticf~ consider any
<br />objection to the amount.of a proposed
<br />individual assessment at an adjourned
<br />hearing upon such further-no, tice to the
<br />affected property owners as it deems
<br />advisable.
<br /> if an assessment is contested or there
<br />is an adjourned hearing, the following~
<br />procedure will be followed;.
<br /> 1) The City will present iB ~:ase first
<br />by calling witnesses who may testify by
<br />narrative or ,by examination, and by the-
<br />introduction of exhibits. After such wit-
<br />ness has testified, the contesting party
<br />will be allowed' to ask questions. This pro:
<br />cedure'will be 'repeated with each wit-
<br />ness until neither side has further ques-
<br />tions.
<br /> 2).After'the City has Presented all its
<br />eviderice, the 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 obj_.ector's witnesses.
<br /> 3) The objector may be represented
<br />by counsel.
<br /> 4) Minnesota Ruies of E~,idence will
<br />not be stri'ctly, 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 /> $) The entire proceed!ngs will:-be-~
<br />recorded.
<br /> 6) At the close of the presentation of
<br /> evidence, the objector may m~ke a final
<br /> presentation to the Council based on the
<br /> evidence and the law. No new evidence
<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, Sections
<br /> 435.193 to 435.).95, and Ramsey City
<br /> Code Chapter 4.60.18/the City Council
<br /> may defer the payment Of this sl~ecial
<br /> assessment for any person(s) that fit the
<br /> guidelines listed in Section 4.60.18 Subd.
<br /> Seof the Ramsey City Code. When a
<br /> deferment of the ¢pecial assessment has
<br /> been granted and is terminated for any
<br /> reason provided in these laws, all.
<br /> amounts accumulated,.including applica-
<br /> hie interest, Will be due. Any assessed
<br /> property 'owner meeting the require-
<br /> ment~ of the~e laws may, within 30 days
<br /> of the confirmation of the assessment,
<br /> apply to the City Administrator with the
<br /> prescribed form for such deferral of Pay-
<br /> ment of this spec!al 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 serv-
<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 /> merit and filing such notice with the
<br /> District Court within ten days after serv-
<br /> ice upon the Mayor or City Administrator.
<br /> Steven I. lankowski
<br /> City Engineer ,
<br /> Dated: Aggust 28, 2001
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<br /> Published in Anoka County Union
<br /> September 7, 2001
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<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 />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 /> DIXIE L. MASON
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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) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter
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<br />(3) Rate actually charged for the above matter
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<br />$10.75
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<br />(Line, word, or inch rate)
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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 inch rate)
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