HomeMy WebLinkAboutA002 - Letter to Mayor and Council dated September 1, 1978 from City Attorney City Of AMES, Iowa
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JOHN R. KLAUS
City Attorney
R. MICHAEL HAYES
Ass It. City Attorney
September 1, 1978
Honorable Lee Fellinger, Mayor
And Members of the City Council
Of The City of Ames, Iowa
In Re : Dayton Park Subdivision (Industrial)
Dear Mayor Fellinger and Council Members:
on the agenda for the Council meeting of September 5 is a
letter from Dean Hunziker which presents certain questions
with respect to improvement of South 16th Street east of
Dayton Road. This matter was discussed briefly between the
Mayor, the City Manager, Mr. Hunziker and myself Thursday
afternoon, August 31 . As a result of that discussion, it
is my conclusion, shared I believe by the Mayor and City
Manager, that the best approach to financing the improvement
of South 16th Street is by special assessment.
There are , however, two difficulties with that approach.
First, the property owners south of South 16th Street can
be expected to protest an assessment since they appear to
be planning on a private frontage road along the north side
of U.S. 30 as a means of access to their property, and not
South 16th Street. Secondly, there is the matter of acquiring
the land for the additional 14 feet of width needed to bring
the 66 foot wide South 16th Street up to the 80 feet of
width required by city street standards . This additional
width could be acquired as 7 feet from the north side and
7 feet from the south side, but not without considerable
expense and possibly eminent domain proceedings on the south
side. Another approach would be to require the subdivider
on the north side of the street to dedicate all 14 feet of
the required additional width as a condition for approval of
the plat.
Combining Education and Industry with Hospitality
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All of these matters need to be studied and developed more
thoroughly by the City staff. However, it is felt by both
the staff and Mr. Hunziker that some policy guidance from
the City Council is necessary at this juncture.
Respectfully submitted,
John R. Klaus
City Attorney
cc T.V. Sprenkel
A. Chantland
P. Switz
D. Hunziker