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Home My WebLink About1976 09-01 Maplewood to review all pending projects THE REVIEW Maplewood to review all pending projects by Kamy ide the city only orders those projects requested by petition by residents. A State Supreme Court case in- City Attorney Donald Lais said volving assessments and property feasibility studies conducted by the values has compelled the city prior to ordering projects will Maplewood City Council to seek a probably have to include in- staff review of all pending projects formation on property values and in the city. their relation to assessments. The council voted unanimously at In supporting a motion by its Thursday,Aug.26 meeting,to Councilman John Greavu, Mayor have staff examine all pending Robert Bruton indicated the review projects to determine if proposed "may cost us some more,but,by assessments can be closely related George,we have to take a look at to the increase in property values. this." That is the subject of a present Affected are all Maplewood State Supreme Court case involving projects approved by the council the city of Windom,which assessed but for which actual contracts have all of an$18,000 sanitary sewer.A not been let. district court has said that only the Bill Cass of the Maplewood amount property values have in- Engineering Department explained creased (in this project, about that at least eight and possibly as $9,000)can be assessed. many as 12 projects fall under that The case has been appealed to the category. They include the Supreme Court following projects:County Road B It the Supreme Court upholds and Edgerton storm sewer,County the lower court findings, councils Ditch 17 improvements,vicinity of may find it difficult to assess for and inthe vicinity of r boosteroer many projects unless they can and station in the, a water lawn prove the assessments equal the andDeSoto,in the vicinityvAvenueoe Ressewer amount property values increase. and terimprovements,ver sewer and water Mailand Councilman Norm Anderson Road improvements and Mailand asked if such findings could mean water booster station.