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200 REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MARCH 7, 1989 Chairman Don Eckert called the meeting to order with four members present as follows: Oscar Sondrall, Alon Wieland, Don Eckert, and Gene Shannon. Sharon "Pepper" Toussaint was absent. Mr. Shannon moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as corrected. Motion carried. Mr. Francis Klein, County Director of Tax Equalization, was present for a hearing on application for abatement and settlement of taxes submitted by Terry Lang for property in the City of Mapleton. Mr. Shannon moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded that the valuation be reduced from $65,002 to $58,000 for the 1988 tax year on abatement #3894, as recommended by the City of Mapleton and the Director of Equalization. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Wieland reported that he received resignations yesterday from former County Commissioner Ray Larson from the Social Service Board effective April 11, 1989, and from the 45th Street Interchange Committee. Mr. Eckert noted that Mr. Larson has also resigned from the Building Authority. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to receive the letters of resignation and send a letter of thanks to Mr. Larson for his service. Mr. Shannon asked if any other letters of resignation were received. There were none. Motion carried. Randy Herman appeared before the Board with a petition to establish a special assessment district to fund a road paving project in Sleepy Hollow (Holman's 1st Subdivision). He stated that the petition is signed by 80% of the home owners, and the County's guidelines for establishing a special assessment district have been met, as far as he knows. States Attorney Robert Hoy stated that he has not had a chance to review the petition. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to allow the Sleepy Hollow home owners to proceed with plans and specifications for the paving project, subject to review by the States Attorney and the County Engineer to determine that all of the conditions of the County's guidelines have been met. Mr. Eckert asked about bonding, and County Accountant Mike Montplaisir stated that the group needs to hire an engineer and obtain the engineer's report before the total project cost can be determined. Mr. Montplaisir stated that one of the County's guidelines is to add an amount equal to 30% of the cost of the improvement to the project cost to be set aside in a special fund to provide for delinquencies in tax collections. The Commission has waived this requirement in the past, and he does not feel a reserve fund is necessary in this case. He felt this could be addressed at a later time. At the call for the question, the motion carried on roll call vote with all members present voting "Aye". Mr. Shannon moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to adopt the budget resolutions as outlined by the County Accountant for the 1990 budget process. Motion carried.