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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 pa~s upon the pro-
<br />posed assessment for. Improvement
<br />Project 01-08, which is the Sealcoating of
<br />Hedgehog Street from Alpine Drive to
<br />151 st AvehUe and 152nd Avenue West of
<br />CR 83.
<br />The amount to be ~pecially assessed
<br />against any particular lot, piece o'r parcel
<br />of land is $166.68. 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' Au'ditor), pay the
<br />entire assessment on such propertywith
<br />interest accrued to the date of payment',
<br />r 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 qf'.Ra'mse~) th'e :entitle ~ont of
<br />,, tfi~, 'a~36g~r~tit ~t~'~n ~ifi~n'g' '0ffP~id, .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 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 $166.68.
<br />~Written or oral ol~jections will be consid-
<br />ered at th~ hearing. No appeal may be
<br />taken as;to the amount 6f an assessment
<br />unless a signed, written Objection is filed
<br />with the Cit~ Adminisffator prior to the
<br />hearing Or presented to the presidingi
<br />officer at the hearing, The City Council,
<br />may gpon such notice consider any'
<br />objection to the,amopnt of a proposed
<br />individual assessment at an adjourned
<br />hearing upon such further notice to the
<br />affected Property~ owoers .as it deems
<br />advisable... ~.
<br />If an asses~ment is.contested or there
<br />is an adjourned hearing,, the following.
<br />procedure will~b.e folloWed~ ,
<br />1)'The City.:wil.I present its case first
<br />by ca!ling ~vitnesses who may testify by
<br />narrative or by examination, and by the
<br />introduction of exhibits. After such wit-.
<br />ness has: testifi.ed, the contesting party
<br />will be allowed·to ask questions Th!s 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 />evidence,, 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 objector's witnesses.
<br />3) The objector may be represented
<br /> by counsel. ,
<br /> 4) Minnesota Rules of Evidence Will i
<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 entire proceedings will be
<br /> recorded.
<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 ·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 435.195, and Ramsey City
<br /> Code Chapter 4.60.18, the City Council
<br /> may 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 a~y
<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 /> merits of these 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 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 serv-
<br /> ing 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 />I ment and filing such notice with the
<br />! District Court within ten days after serv-
<br />I ice upon the Mayor or City Administrator.
<br /> Steven J. lankowski
<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 />County of Anoka )
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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) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as
<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 /> (B) The printed NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, (#01-08) which is attached was cut
<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
<br />composition and publication of the notice:
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<br />this 7th day of September, 2001
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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 />$10,75 ,
<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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