2500 ORD CLOSING HEARING GIVEN TO REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON CERTAIN STREETS IN COP WITHIN LIMITS

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(e) That upon the fil.ing of said estimates, the City Council did, by ord.inance duly enacted on the 14th day of April, 1980, pro- vide for and order a hear.ing to be held at 7:00 o'clock P. M. , on the 12th day of May, 1980, in the Counc.il Room, City Hall, Paris, Texas, at which time and place all persons, firms, corporations and estates owning or claiming any such abutting property, or any interest therein, and their agents and attorneys, and all other per- sons interested there.in, were to appear and to be heard in person or by counsel, and such ordinance directed that the C.ity Clerk give notice of such hear.ing in the manner requ.ired by law. (f) That after due publ.ication of notice as requ.ired by law, on the 12th day of May, 1980, at 7:00 o'clock P. M. , sa.id hearing was opened and held in accordance with said ordinance and notice, at wh.ich time and place an opportunity was given to all of the above mentioned parties and their agents and attorneys to be heard or offer evidence as to all matters .in accordance with sa.id ordinance and notice, at which t.ime the follow.ing appeared and test.if.ied as follows: Joyce Wallace, 1601 Blake Road, objected to the cost of curb and gutter as compared to cost paid for right of way. Tommie Doaks, 1125 Blake Road, also objected to the cost of curb and gutter be.ing assessed. Darrell W. Gunn, Director of Public Works of the City of Paris, briefly described the .improvements constructed and ex- plained the method of apportionment of the costs of such improve- ments between the City and the abutt.ing property and the owners thereof. T. K. Haynes, City Attorney, then pointed out that notice of the hearing had been published in the Paris News at the t.ime and in the manner required by law, and that such contained proposed rates to be assessed aga.inst the abutting property and its owners and the estimated total amount of the whole .improvement, and that a copy of the not.ice had been mailed to the abutting property owners. Robert W. Sokoll, City Manager, testified and advised the Council of the respective values of the improvements and the de- gree to which they enhanced the value of the respective abutt.ing property and that, in his op.inion, the abutting properties, and each of them, were enhanced in value by the building of said improve- ments in an amount greater than the assessments against such pro- perties.