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Dec. 28, 2004
PUBLISH
(December 28, 2004)
NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL HEARINGS FOR RESIDENTS OF LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP
The board of supervisors will provide information about the township adopting the uniform election day in November every other year instead of March yearly for the township general elections. It would require changing the length of term for all elected officials to four years instead of the three years for supervisors and two years for treasurer and clerk. These hearings will be held in conjunction with the regular monthly township meetings to be held on January 10, 2005, and February 14, 2005. Lothar Wolter, Jr., a director of Minnesota Associations of Townships will be present at the January 10, 2005 meeting to speak on the issue. The meetings will start at 4:00 pm at the Lafayette Town Hall in Klossner, MN.
Elaine Poulson
Town Clerk
PUBLISH
(December 28, 2004)
NOTICE FOR
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP
2005 MONTHLY MEETINGS
Date and Times as shown
January 10, 4:00pm
February 14, 4:00pm
March 21, 4:00pm
April 11, 8:00pm
May 9, 8:00pm
June 13, 8:00pm
July 11, 8:00pm
August 8, 8:00pm
September 12, 8:00pm
October 11, 8:00pm
November 14, 8:00pm
December 12, 8:00pm
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION
March 8 at 3:30pm
Election 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Elaine Poulson
Town Clerk
PUBLISH (December 21 & 28, 2004)
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the Council will meet on January 4, 2005, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers in the New Ulm Public Library in the City of New Ulm, Minnesota, to pass upon the proposed assessment prepared by the City Manager to defray the cost of the following improvement: 2004 Sidewalk Repairs 1. Remove and replace 1,320 square feet of sidewalk at 116 3rd North Street (Lot B of Lot 1 and Lot 14, Block 3 North of Center Street) The proposed assessment rolls are on file for public inspection at the City Clerk-Treasurer's office. The following is a summary of the costs of these improvements: 2004 Sidewalk Repairs Charges Total Cost: $6,083.50 Amount Proposed To Be Assessed: $6,083.50 Written or oral objections will be considered at the meeting. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of an assessment unless a signed, written objection is filed with the Finance Director/City Clerk-Treasurer prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. The Council may upon such notice consider any objection to the amount of a proposed individual assessment at an adjourned meeting upon further notice to the affected property owners as it deems advisable. If an assessment is contested or there is an adjourned hearing, the following procedure will be followed: 1. The City will present its case first by calling witnesses who may testify by narrative or by examination, and by the introduction of exhibits. After each witness has testified, the contesting party will be allowed to ask questions. This procedure will be repeated with each witness until neither side has further questions. 2. After the City has presented all its evidence, the objector may call witnesses or present such testimony as the objector desires. The same procedure for questioning of the City's witnesses will be followed with the objector's witnesses. 3. The objector may be represented by legal counsel. 4. Minnesota rules of evidence will not be strictly applied; however, they may be considered and argued to the Council as to the weight of items of evidence or testimony presented to the Council. 5. The entire proceedings will be tape recorded. 6. At the close of presentation of evidence, the objector may make a final presentation to the Council based on the evidence and the law. No new evidence may be presented at this point. An owner may appeal an asessment to district court pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Finance Director/Clerk-Treasurer of the City within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within ten days after service upon the Mayor or Finance Director/Clerk-Treasurer. Under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 435.193 to 435.195, the Council may, in its discretion, defer the payment of this special assessment for any homestead property owned by a person 65 years of age or older for whom it would be a hardship to make the payments. When deferment of the special assessment has been granted and is terminated for any reaason provided by law, all amounts accumulated plus applicable interest become due. Any assessed property owner meeting the requirements of this law and City Code Section 2.80 adopted under it may, within 30 days of the confirmation of the assessment, apply to the Finance Director/City Clerk-Treasurer on such forms as are prescribed by the County Auditor for such deferral of payment of this special assessment on his property. Dated at New Ulm, Minnesota this 8th day of December 2004. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Reginald K. Vowerk Reginald K. Vorwerk Finance Director/City Clerk-Treasurer www.ci.new-ulm.mn.us