2583 ORD CLOSING HEARING GIVEN TO REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING ON A CERTAIN STREET AND HIGHWAY IN COP

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(e) That upon the filing of said estimates the City Council did, by ordinance duly enacted on the 8th day of June, 1981, provide for and order a hearing to be held at 7:00 o'clock P. M., on the 13th day of July, 1981, in the City Council 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 persons interested therein, were to appear and to be heard in person or by counsel, and such ordinance directed that the City Clerk give due notice of such hear•• ing in the manner required by law. (f) That after due publication of notice, as required by law, on the 13th day of July, 1981, at 7:00 o'clock P.M., said hearing was opened and held in accordance with said ordinance and notice, at wlzich 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 said ordinance and notice, at which tirne the following appeared and testified as follows: Richard Babb, Interim City Engineer of the City of Paris, briefly described the improvements constructed and explained the method of apportionment of the costs of such improvements between the City and the abutting 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 time and in the manner required by law, and that such con- tained proposed rates to be assessed against the abutting property and its owners and the estimated total amount of the whole improvement, and that a copy of the notice 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 degree to which they enhanced the value of the respective abutting property and that, in his opinion, the abutting properties, and each of them, were enhanced in value by the building of said improvements in an amount greater than the assessments against such properties. (g) That at said hearing the following property owners were present and offered objections or testimony as to said improvements, contract or assessments therefor, or as to pro- ceedings with reference thereto: (1) Weldon Houchins objects to assessment for curb and gutter because it is not located on his property and is located on Highway right of way. (2) Don Wilson objected to the price charged the City for the curb and gutter, (3) Barney Bray III objects to the price charged the City for the curb and gutter and says that the same is approximately $3.00 per foot too high.