2. 1 Construction Assessment Hearing May 23, 2001 Shawnee Middle School Cafeteria

3. 2 Overview of Tonight’s Meeting: I. Review the objective of tonight’s meeting. II. Review the history of the project. III. Review the proposed sewer layout. IV. Review the statutory procedures. V. Review the project cost and financing. VI. Review the tentative schedule. VII. Questions and answers.

4. 3 A. This meeting will provide for public participation on the consideration of the construction assessments for the Oakview Subdivision Area. This project consists of providing sanitary sewer service to the Oakview Subdivision Area, Zurmehly Road, Wapak Road, and Nancy Sue Drive. Discussion items will include cost of sewer lines and locations, tentative cost for construction and schedules. I. Meeting Objective

5. 4 II. Project History April, 1999Allen County Health Department completes evaluations of 13 on lot home systems. April 27, 1999Water test samples were collected from ditches. June 10, 1999Second set of water test samples were collected from ditches. Testing TableTesting Table August, 1999Letters were mailed by Allen County Health Department to homeowners of the Oakview Subdivision explaining pollution problem in the ditches. November 17, 1999 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) contacted the Board of County Commissioners and informed the board to submit a Permit To Install (PTI) within six month outlining the sewerage improvements necessary to alleviate the pollution problem in the Oakview Subdivision.

6. 5 II. Project History (continued) December 7, 1999 Informational Meeting is held to explain the details of the project. December 15, 2000 OEPA issued Draft Orders to sewer the project area. Consent OrdersConsent Orders February 24, 2000 Detailed Planning Hearing was held to discuss and explain the project. May 23, 2001 Construction Assessment Hearing.

7. 6 Proposed Party Boundary Proposed Sewer Proposed Pump Station Site III. Proposed Oakview Subdivision Sewer Layout Proposed Force Main Existing Pump Station Site

8. 7 IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Zurmehly Rd. 15” Sanitary Sewer 12” Sanitary Sewer N 4309 4325 43554377 4411 4439 4467 4545 4560 4590 4665 4673 4666 4690 47484774 4803 4840 4849 4871 Amanda Lakes #3 Subdivision Existing Pump Station Zurmehly Rd.

9. 8 12” Sanitary Sewer IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Zurmehly Rd. N 4933 4949 4963 4981 5029 49905122 5073 5123 5210 5260 517513005277 3185 3245 S.R. 501 Zurmehly Rd.

10. 9 12” Sanitary Sewer IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Nancy Sue Dr. 8” Sanitary Sewer N 1300 5175 1318 1330 1338 1344 1358 1372 1319 1331 1345 1357 1371 Nancy Sue Drive Zurmehly Rd.

11. 10 12” Sanitary Sewer IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) S.R. 501 4” Force Main N 5277 3245 3257 3275 3297 3319 3345 3363 3385 3397 3270 3278 3306 3360 3368 3450 3425 3475 S.R. 501

12. 11 IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Fort Amanda Rd. 8” Sanitary Sewer N 1227 56531226 5595 5567 5529 1201 Fort Amanda Rd. Wayside Drive Forest Drive Fairgreen Drive

13. 12 IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Fairgreen Dr. 8” Sanitary Sewer N 1228 1227 1240 1239 1252 1251 12561271 12621277 12841283 12921291 13021301 13061307 5653 Fairgreen Drive Ft. Amand Rd.

14. 13 IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Fairgreen Dr. 8” Sanitary Sewer N 1313 1312 1326 1340 1337 1352 1368 1376 3899 1355 1369 1387 Fairgreen Drive Maple Dr.

15. 14 IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Forest Dr. 8” Sanitary Sewer N 5595 5567 1226 5653 1244 1254 1260 1268 1276 1284 1239 1251 1261 1265 1271 1283 1295 Forest Drive Parkway St. Ft. Amanda Rd.

16. 15 8” Sanitary Sewer Lift Station 4” Force Main IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Forest Dr. N1307 1321 1323 1345 1365 1385 1391 1308 1316 1322 3850 3853 1360 1370 1380 Forest Drive Maple Dr.

17. 16 8” Sanitary Sewer IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Wayside Drive N 1201 1207 1215 1231 1259 1267 1271 3285 5529 1216 1228 1258 1266 3826 Wayside Drive Parkway St. Ft. Amanda Rd.

18. 17 8” Sanitary Sewer IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Parkway St. N 3825 1271 3826 1283 1271 Parkway Street Wayside Dr. Forest Dr.

19. 18 IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Maple Drive 8” Sanitary Sewer N 3850 3853 1313 1337 Maple Drive Fairgreen Dr. Forest Dr.

20. 19 IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Forest Drive 8” Sanitary Sewer N 1376 3889 1387 3863 1391 1380 1385 Forest Drive

21. 20 IV. Proposed Sewer Layout (Cont.) Force Main Location 4” Force Main 8” Sanitary Sewer Lift Station 12” Sanitary Sewer N 3364 3360 1365 3306 3278 S.R. 501 Forest Dr.

22. 21 V. Statutory Procedure A.Conduct Detailed Planning Assessment (DPA) Hearing. B. Legislation approving DPA. C.Complete construction plans. D.Finalize DPA costs, and mail billings to property owners. E.Conduct a Construction Assessment Hearing. F.Five day wait for written objections. G. Respond to all written objections. H.Ten day wait for filing of all appeals to Probate Court. I.Settle all appeals. K.Complete construction of the project. L.Finalize cost of construction and mail billings to property owners. M.Notify property owners to connect to project. N.Certify assessments to the tax duplicate of the property owners. J.Proceed to the construction of the project.

23. 22 1.Estimated Detailed Planning Assessment (DPA) DPA – 5 year Assessment with interest: EstimatedFinal Engineering$71,400.00$69,300.00 Soils 8,100.00$ 9,152.75 Miscellaneous Expense 3,975.00$ 0.00 Advertising 1,000.00$ 674.62 Note Interest 5,400.00$ 7,620.00 Total DPA Cost $89,875.00$86,747.37 Estimated DPA = $89,875.00/136 households = $660.85 Final DPA to be billed to each property owner: $86,747.37 / 137 households = $633.20 Note ~ Assessment may be paid in cash or placed on taxes for five years with interest. VI. Cost to Property Owners and Financing

24. 23 2.Estimated Construction Assessment (CA) CA – 20 year Assessment with interest: Engineering (Administrative, Bidding, and Soils)$120,000.00 Construction $1,145,000.00 Legal $10,000.00 Note & Bond Issuance Fees $10,000.00 Advertising $1,000.00 Permits $10,000.00 Interest on Notes $90,000.00 Easement Acquisition $5,000.00 Contingency$110,000.00 Total $1,501,000.00 Total Estimated CA Principal Estimated CA: CA = $1,501,000.00 / 137 households = $10,956.21 Note ~ Assessment may be paid in cash or placed on taxes for twenty years with interest. Cost to Property Owners and Financing (cont.)

25. 24 3.Miscellaneous Non-Assessed Cost to Property Owners a.)Abandonment of existing private sewage system/tank and installation of sanitary sewer lateral to the project. Approximate cost - $700.00 to $1,000.00. b.)Once a property has connected to the project he or she will receive a quarterly sewer bill to pay for operation, maintenance and future major capital expenditures for the sewer district. The Breakdown of the County Sewer Billing is as follows: Cost to Property Owners and Financing (cont.) Month’s BilledBilling DateDue DateCost Jan-Feb-MarMayJune$75.00 Apr-May-JuneAugSept$75.00 July-Aug-SeptNovDec$75.00 Oct-Nov-DecFebMarch$75.00

26. 25 Cost to Property Owners and Financing (cont.) 4.Project Financing: Half Year Additional Tax Payments: Construction Project Cost = $1,501,000.00 $525,000 funded by 0% Issue 2, 20 year loan $976,000 funded by 5%, 20 year General Obligation Bonds Additional Half Year Tax Payment without 0% Issue 2 Loan = $440 per half year. Additional Half Year Tax Payment with 0% Issue 2 Loan = $380 per half year. Total Estimated Annual Cost = Amortized CA + Annualized Sewer Billing = $760.00 + $300.00 = $1,060.00 per year or $88.33 per month

27. 26 VI. Tentative Schedule Informational Meeting12/17/1999 DPA Hearing2/24/2000 CA Hearing5/23/2001 Begin Construction8/15/2001 Complete Construction2/15/2002 Assessment Billing4/15/2002 Tax Certification10/1/2002

28. 27 Intermission Before beginning the question and answer portion of the program, we would like to take a 5 minute intermission to allow everyone to use the restrooms, stretch, or leave if you have no questions or concerns pertaining to the project. Thank you.

29. 28 VII. Questions & Answers Note: Please State Your Name and Address, for the record, before asking your question.