> I know many new things about city property, including that there now are > approx. 75,000 single family residences in Minneapolis, that the average > impermeable area of a residential property, based on a survey of 200+ randomly > selected properties, is 1530 sq. ft., and that the max. rate for this new > stormwater fee is assessed on properties believed to have 1578 sq. ft. of > impermeable surface area regardless of the size of the property, and that the City > hurried to adopt this strategy for raising $30M in order to avoid a lawsuit.
Ann, Thank you for your research. I was looking forward to what you found out as I, too, do not have a garage. If I am understanding your post is that idiosyncracies of our lots are not considered. So just assess every homeowner the highest rate on their scale. So the fact that I have a garden and not a garage like my neighbor makes no difference. So what is the incentive to keep water from going out in the street? It sounds more like the law suit was the main motivation for this new assessment not the water quality. By the way did I miss something? What is this $30 million lawsuit? I am tempted to appeal my assessment. I will keep the list posted on the process. Karen Forbes Central Neighborhood REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
