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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Minneapolis Star and Tribune <br /> <br />W,dneeday <br />April 10/1985 <br /> <br />'.. <br /> <br />..' ..J t . " <br /> <br />6B. <br /> <br />Rosemount <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />prop~rty yal.ues <br /> <br /> <br />.... .. .. - . <br /> <br /> <br />to be studied <br /> <br />." '. , <br /> <br />.'. . <br /> <br />8y Dlanl Ette1 GoDUlu <br />Statt ~'rlter <br /> <br />Tbe I4kota County commissioners <br />agreed Tuesday to take a &eCond <br />look at the property values of . <br />croup of Rosemount residents wbo <br />I1ve near the University of Minneso- <br />ta's Rosemount Research Center. <br /> <br />. "No one would buy Close homes to <br />. I1ve In," sald Vem Napper, spokes- <br />man for the farnllies, who have <br />been receiving bottled water from <br />: the university since the state found <br />I that thelr wells were contaIIUnated <br />. with chlorofonn. <br /> <br />011orofonn was ooe of the chernl. <br />, C8ls dumped at 8 burn plt that the <br />. unh'trsit). used t.c dispose of ('bernI. <br />cals. Tbe universlt)' has been c1lstrib- <br />: \lUng bottled water to the 28 famIlIes <br />whose 16 wells are contaminated <br />; with. chloroform. The chloroform <br />: has ralsed concern because Its pres- <br />ence In ground water usually indi, <br />cates that there Is a nearb}' source of <br />pollution, accorc1l.ng to unlvemt}' of. <br />ft cials. <br /> <br />Tbe County Board also agreed yes- <br />terday to ask the Wl.lverslty to speed <br />up Its Investigation of the problems <br />at the Rosemount Research Center. <br /> <br />. "'I don't want to ralse any false hope <br /> <br />bere as to bow luccessful this is <br />lolog to be," said Commlssloner Ger. <br />ald HoUenk.amp, <br /> <br />Residents say their property values <br />bave plunged since the tbemJca1 was <br />found tn the wells. Napper, wbo llves <br />near the cenler, said In an Interview <br />that real estale agents bBve Dearly <br />laughed at blm when be has iOUght <br />to l1st his bouse for sale. <br /> <br />County Assessor Seymour Olson said <br />If'asblngtoo County, where lome <br />propert)' also bBd been arfect~ by <br />pol:ution, bad allowed reductions of <br />up to 50 percenl <br /> <br />Napper, spokesman for the 28 affect- <br />ed farnllles. said the group asked the <br />Rosemount aty Coundllast Vieek to <br />take similar action. Rosemount offi- <br />cials ~kf:d the group to draft two <br />resolutions and present them 10 the <br />councll . ..', <br /> <br />Human Sen'lcesBoard Chairman <br />Steve Loedln~ said county officials <br />are eVaJuatiQ& 8 report on tile fln;t <br />phase of the lnvestlptlon. <br /> <br />"Having grown \lp In that uea.. I <br />. bO"" the people wllo were affected. <br />We're doing everything we can to <br />assist. " be said, <br /> <br />...... <br /> <br />~~~~~ <br />~ )\<\'8S_ <br />~~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />;,tt <br />":t...,. <br />-:~ <br /> <br />, <br />~~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~<~ <br />;k~ <br />; <br />:,~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />l>' <br /> <br />~J <br />::)~ <br />'>-~ <br />