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Commission Minutes--May 15, 2000 2125 Mr. Klein said the City of Arthur denied the abatement requests because they felt the assessment was correct and the appraisal did not show any inequity. Mr. Wieland said he reviewed the appraisal, and he is familiar with the property in Hunter that was used as a comparable. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Quick seconded that Abatement #4162 and #4163 for Irene M. Hanson be denied, as the applicant has not shown that the assessment is invalid, inequitable or unjust. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 15. REGISTER OF DEEDS, Disaster-proofing pilot proiect update Mike Steiner, High Plains Technology, and consultant for the Register of Deeds pilot project for disaster-proofing records, was present to update the County Commission on the project. He provided a written status report dated May 15, 2000. Mr. Steiner said the project, which consists of creating a central-site electronic data repository and microfilming existing land records, is progressing as planned and is on schedule to be completed before May 31, 2001. Forty-four counties in the state are participating in the microfilming process, which is being done by Professional Microfilming Services, Inc. The remaining nine counties in the State declined to participate even though there was no cost to them. The project is funded by a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant through the hazard mitigation program. 16. FLOOD STUDY AND MAPPING, Public hearing and revised funding plan Keith Berndt, County Engineer, requested authorization to increase Cass County's financial participation to $77,000 for the flood study and mapping of southern Cass County. In March, 1999, the County Commission agreed to participate in the project to collect detailed topographic/aerial photography for use as part of a flood insurance restudy. At the time, it was anticipated that the $290,000 project would be funded as follows: $161,000 from the International Joint Commission (IJC); $45,000 from the North Dakota State Water Commission, $42,000 from the City of Fargo and $42,000 from Cass County. The City of Fargo is now being asked to contribute $77,000 also. The International Joint Commission did not receive enough congressional funding authorization to participate in the project, however, the State Water Commission has committed to increase their funding to $94,500; and the City of Fargo has agreed to increase their share to $77,000. Mr. Berndt proposed using unspent funds from the original Cass County Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant for Cass County's $77,000 share. These three entities would then be paying the total project cost of $248,500, which is less than originally anticipated. A public hearing was suggested by Mr. Berndt to receive citizen input on the proposed use of $77,000 in HUD Community Development Block Grant Funds forthis project. Mr. Meyer opened the public hearing, which was advertised on the agenda for this date and time. No one asked to address the Board on this item, and the public hearing was closed. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Quick seconded to authorize the County Engineer to proceed with southern Cass County flood study and