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Comm. Minutes--September 19, 1994 1250 10. 11. UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN, Employee participation approved MOTION, passed Mrs. Toussaint moved and Mr. Wieland seconded that Cass County participate in the 1994 United Way campaign as proposed in a memo to the Commission from Kathy Hogan dated September 9, 1994. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. CONTRACT APPROVAL, Department of Transportation; Braun Intertec MOTION, passed Mrs. Toussaint moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve the following contracts submitted by respective department head and portfolio commissioner, subject to State's Attorney approval; and authorize the chairman to sign: agreement with North Dakota Department of Transportation to receive 80% reimbursement for Distance Measuring Instrument and contract with Braun Intertec to perform deflection testing on approximately 93.5 miles of county asphalt highways. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. HEARING ON 1995 BUDGET, Next budget meeting will be September 27th A public hearing was advertised for this date, time and place on the 1995 Cass County budget. The chairman opened the public hearing and invited comments but hearing none, the public hearing was closed. The final meeting to adopt the 1995 budget will be held at 8:00 AM in the Commission Room on September 27, 1994. ABATEMENT HEARING, Denied for DTL Properties, Inc. (Black Building) A hearing was held on application for abatement and settlement of taxes #3982 submitted by DTL Properties, Inc. (Black Building). Francis Klein, Director of Tax Equalization, presented his findings according to written investigation dated September 9, 1994. Also present for the hearing were Marvin Heaton from the Fargo City Assessor's Office and Lloyd Sampson, President of DTL Properties, Inc. Mr. Sampson asked that the property valuation be reduced from $1,007,000 to $650,000 or less for the years 1991, 1992 and 1993. The property was purchased for approximately $650,000 in September, 1993. Mr. Ness asked if Mr. Sampson purchased the property knowing the amount of taxes that were owing. Mr. Sampson said he was aware that the taxes were five years delinquent, and he was under the impression that the City of Fargo would lower the taxes through the abatement process. Mr. Heaton said he had no indication, in his conversations with City Assessor Ben Hushka, that the City would reduce the valuation on this property for any less than the amount they had appraised it. Mr. Klein said the property was valued at $2,600,000 in 1990 and was reduced to $1,700,000 by the City of Fargo in the reappraisal of all major office buildings in the downtown area. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that abatement #3982 be denied for the reasons discussed and stated by the Director of Equalization in his investigation report to the Commission, dated September 9, 1994. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.