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not live on Roseland Road, but we feel the charge is justified <br />because that lighted road helps them to get to their property. <br />Attorney Vitunac repeated that the two budget hearings for <br />all the assessment districts are the equalization hearing, and if <br />the Board wishes, they can make an adjustment in an assessment. <br />John Fink, 5416 41st Street, had a few concerns regarding the <br />Gifford Street Lighting District. He owns 3 acres south of 41st <br />Street between the Mosquito Control facility and the County <br />Landfill Transfer Station. His father owns 6 acres in there and <br />his brother owns 3, and between them they pay over $200 a year in <br />assessments for the street lighting. When they brought the lines <br />down 41st Street, they brought them down to 48th Avenue, which is <br />about a quarter of a mile east of their properties, but then <br />skipped their properties and picked up again down at 56th Avenue <br />where there is a housing development. He assumes the people in <br />the housing development are paying $17.50 per unit since they have <br />lots of less than an acre. However, he is paying $54 a year for <br />basically nothing. They do have frontage on 41st Street, but <br />there are no lights in front of their properties. <br />Commissioner Scurlock asked if they would care to have a <br />light there if the budget was expanded, but Mr. Fink stated that <br />they had not supported the move to establish a street lighting <br />district. He felt they should be paying the same as everyone <br />else, but if nothing can be done about reducing the assessment, <br />then put in some I-ights so that they can see what they are paying <br />$200 a year for. He wished to make a general comment to the Board <br />about the tight economy. He is an employee of the School District <br />and after his department's budget was cut 120 last year, they <br />survived and managed to provide the same level of services. He <br />urged the Commission to remember that things are not all that rosy <br />out there. With Piper closing its doors, a lot of people are out <br />of work and having a hard time making ends meet. Let's look at <br />tightening <br />our belt where we can and <br />stretching out <br />our tax <br />SEP 1991 <br />33 <br />�OGK <br />U F';.t,��� <br />