2000-06-16 Special Assessments ReclassificationMichael C. Courier
Andrew J. MacArthur
Marcus W. Miller
*Also licensed in Illinois
June 16, 2000
COURI & MACARTHUR
Attorneys at Law
705 Central Avenue East
PO Box 369
St. Michael, MN 55376
(612) 497-1930
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Mr. Michael M. Knowlton
Culver Sheridan Knowlton Even & Franks
250 Terrace Plaza
P.O. Box 629
Muskegon, Michigan 49443
Re: City of Albertville; Outlets at Albertville; County Highway 19
Improvement; Reclassification of Special Assessments.
Dear Mr. Knowlton:
I have received your letter of June 2, 2000 regarding changing the classification of
the special assessments to "Development Taxes." I have discussed a change of this
nature with the Wright County Auditor's office, and was informed that a name change for
the special assessment should be able to be accommodated (as opposed to a change in
where the special assessment appears on the tax statement, which cannot be done).
Accordingly, I am sending the attached letter to the County Auditor requesting that the
change in name be made. Because the 2000 tax statements have already been issued, this
change will show up for the first time on the 2001 tax statements. The special assessment
will still appear at the bottom of the tax statement under the "special assessment" heading
(that heading is part of the preprinted tax form), but will no longer reference road
improvements, but will instead be reference "Development Taxes." I will copy the
Auditor's response to you.
I have also received the attached memo from Pete Carlson, the City Engineer
regarding the paving of the shoulders and the final paving on Wright County Highway 19
immediately adjacent to and south of the Outlets at Albertville. Because the contractor is
not willing to do the work at night, Mr. Carlson would prefer that the work be done
during the day on June 26, 27 and 28. As detailed in Mr. Carlson's memo, the work will
not stop traffic on highway 19, but will only slow it down and require lane shifting during
the construction.