84-088 ORD CLOSING HEARING GIVEN TO REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON A CERTAIN STREET IN COP

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other_ persans interested therein, were to appear and to be heard in person or by counsel, and such ordina.r.ce directed that the City Clerk give notice of such hearing in the manner required by law. (f) That after due publication of notice as required by law, on the 6th day of December, 1984, at 5:15 o'clock P.M., said heaxing was opened and held in accordance with said ordinance and notice at which time and place an oppor- tunity was given to all of the above rientioned parties and their agents and attornevs to be heard or offer evidence as to all matters ir accordance with said oxdinance and notice, at which time the followin.g appeared and testified as follows: The City Engineer, Tom Pine, briefly described the improvements constructed and ex- plained the method of apportionment of the costs of such improvements between the City and the abutting property and the owners thereof. The City Manager, David H. Doty, then poin.ted out that notice of the hearing had been published in the Paris News at the time and in the manr.er required by law, and that such contained proposed rates to be assessed a.gainst the abutting property and its owners and the estimated total amount of the whole improvement, and that a capv of the noticP ha.d been mailed to the abutting property owners. The Ci.ty Manager further testified and advised the Council of the respective values of the improvements and the degrees to which they enhanced the value of the respective abutting property and that, in his opinion, the abutting properties, ar.d each of them, were enhanced in value by the building of said inprevements in an amount gr.eafier than the assessr.ments against such proper.ties. (g) That at said heering the following property owners were present and offered objections or testimony as to said improvements, contYacts or assessments therefor, or as to proceedings with reference thereto. (1) None (2) That the City Council has heard all persons who appea.red ar.d desired to testify, object or protest as to the special benefits in enhanced value to accrue to said abutting property and the real and true owners thereof as compar.ed with the portion of the cost of constructing said improvements proposed to be assessed against said abutting property, an.d has heard all parties appearing and offer.ing testimony, together with a.ll objections and protests relative to such matters and relatiiTe to any errors, invalidities or irregularities in any of the proceedings and contract for sai.d improvements, and has given a full and fair hearing to all parties making or desiring to make any such protest or objection or to offer testimony, and has fully examined and considered all of sa.id evidence, matters, testi- mony and objections offered.