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Commission Minutes--October 20, 1997 1729 CONTRACT APPROVAL, ND Blue Cross Blue Shield: Moore Engineering: Ulteig Engineers; Cellular One MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Koenig 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: On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. North Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield for employee health insurance; Moore Engineering for design and construction engineering services for proposed County Highway 21 project at St. Benedict; Ulteig Engineers for design and construction engineering services for proposed County Highway 26 improvement project; and Cellular One for Data Processing Department's purchase of cellular phone. TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTY APPRAISAL, Public hearin, held County Auditor Michael Montplaisir said this is the date and time advertised for hearing on the appraisal of tax-forfeited property. One property, a residence in Tower City, has been removed from the sale list, he said. The sale of tax-forfeited property will be held November 18, 1997, beginning at 10:00 AM in the County Auditor's Office. Chairman Wieland opened the public hearing on the appraisal of tax-forfeited property and invited comments from anyone wishing to address the board on the notice sent to townships and cities. No one asked to speak at this time and the chairman declared the public hearing closed. STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT #97-1 (Round Hill), Public hearin._ held on assessment list The Board considered the question of approval of the assessment list for Street Improvement District No. 97-1 as confirmed by the Special Assessment Commission of the County of Cass. A public hearing was advertised for this date, time and place on said assessment list. Members of the Special Assessment Commission, Jacob Gust, Frank Klein and Anthony Ellertson, were present, as well as Roger Fenstad, Moore Engineering. Also present was Rodney Young, 8009 15th Street South, Fargo, who addressed the board when the Chairman called for public comment. Mr. Young protested the assessment on his property, which adjoins the road into Round Hill. He currently farms the land and cannot sell it for development purposes without first providing sewer and water services. Also, he said property on the south side of the road was not assessed for the street improvement project. Mrs. Quick asked for an explanation why property on the other side of the road was omitted from special assessments. Mr. Gust responded that the Special Assessment Commission was unable to assess the property on the south side of the road because it was not included in the special assessment district. Mr. Fenstad said the property on the south side of the road is not platted, whereas, Mr. Young's property is subdivided into two lots, with a proposed assessment of $4,000 per lot. People living in Round Hill will assume the cost of the assessments on the south side of the road, some of those assessments being $12,000 per lot. Mr. Klein said the Special Assessment Commission tried to weigh the benefits when spreading the assessments. He said Mr. Young lives on a lot to the north of this area, as well as owning other lots to the north, which are not included in the assessment district. Since no one else asked to address the board at this time, the public hearing was closed.