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Topic: careful when you move
started by: mncowgirl

Posted by mncowgirl on Aug. 30 2010,8:37 am

just a warning if anyone moves, and if there is a glimmer of a chance the city will anex. you into the city limits here are the app. charges. this is what I am being charged at least.
1. $17,000 for anexation
2. $4,000 water and sewer pipes to house
3. $1,800 to the city just because they need more money
4. $700 for plumbing in house
5. $200 water meter
6. $

??? else you need to spend to fix your yard after its
all tore up. grass, cement, gravel etc.

but wait, the city is soooooooooo nice they will put it all on your taxes that you can afford to pay for in the first place! and they will charge you 5% interest for 15 yrs, so the cost goes up even more, just to get something that you already had in the first place. (water and sewer) so be warned if you buy a acreage, move wayyyyyyyyyy out of town.

Posted by Two Bears on Aug. 30 2010,10:34 am

Same thing happened to a friend of mine, his hit harder that that as he just put in a new mound septic system and now he is charged the amounts that you have listed.
Needless to say they are very upset at the costs that they are forced to pay.

Posted by mncowgirl on Aug. 30 2010,11:20 am

yea I feel sorry for your friend to! its a lot of money to have to pay, I had some money that was sposto go towards paying for some of the costs but I was one that Mrs Tuttle stole from so now I have to pay interest for 15 yrs on the $13,000 she took from me. so the costs keep adding up!

Posted by alcitizens on Aug. 30 2010,11:35 am

Wasn't Tuttle bonded and insured against these types of losses? Maybe you can file a claim with her insurance company.. :dunno:

Posted by ICU812 on Aug. 30 2010,12:05 pm

I drive by all the houses getting annexed in out on 45 each day. My stomach turns for each owner having to hook up to city water and sewer.

I see zero reason that area needs to be annexed. I see no reason that well water and a septic system in that area would not be sufficient.

It is rather disturbing how "quick" that project went through the council.

Posted by McGeek on Aug. 30 2010,12:40 pm

I quote Councilman Randy Erdman "It is time to square off the city." The annexation you speak of took place long before you bought your acerage.

Posted by twingroves on Aug. 30 2010,1:52 pm

how about those people out by loves on the east side of 775 ave each getting taxed 80000 for that new road going where

Posted by bulldog on Aug. 30 2010,2:07 pm

I guess we are just living in a big govt. era and they can do whatever they wnat and just pass the money buck on to whoom ever they want to get things paid for

Posted by mncowgirl on Aug. 30 2010,4:02 pm

Mrs Tuttle was not insured for (her) taking the money, just if a employee did, and she WAS NOT BONDED!!!!!!!!!! thats what is making it hard for me, and others she hurt to get our money back! and the anexation was NOT final when I bought my acreage, it was to be voted on, and after I signed the papers to my house it passed a few months later. just to clear that up! yea guess it does not matter where ya move, the city is going to get ya one way or another and make it even harder to make your house payments and taxes! OMG mine might be over 3 thousand because of this anexation, and I cant even imagine what everyone is going to have to pay! file bankrupt. go on welfare like everyone else is doing now days I guess

Posted by Montyman on Aug. 30 2010,6:29 pm

(mncowgirl @ Aug. 30 2010,8:37 am)

QUOTE

OK, so let me get this straight. You paid $24K and change for sewer AND water. No moving parts, right?
Just pipes and valves, operating by gravity.

How was the condition of your well? Septic system?
Is the well a deep well?

A new well and mound system would probably cost more than the $24K you are spending with the city. You would also need to maintain both. And a mound system has a useful life of less than 20 years, so they say. The city's services should last 50 or more.

Just asking,
M

Posted by RET on Aug. 30 2010,9:28 pm

I went through the same last fall only the City wanted $50on k to tear up the street to run sewer and water to the only 2 houses on the street that were still on septic and well. I ended up boring my own lines 400 feet to get sewer and over 120 for water. The one thing Montyman forgets is it does not cost $40 in upkeep every month for a septic or well combined.You can blame the septic on the State for changing separation distances. My old septic would have been fine under old rules if it hadn't started to fail in the spring of that year.

Posted by bulldog on Aug. 31 2010,3:42 pm

WELL THE NEXT TIME I HAVE TO DO A MOVE I DONT THINK IT WILL BE IN ALBERT LEA . MOST LIKE OUT OF STATE , HAD ENOUGH OF ALL THE TAXES HERE

Posted by twingroves on Aug. 31 2010,5:52 pm

i know it would not be in albert lea here is to albert lea :finger:

Posted by gijoeman on Aug. 31 2010,6:12 pm

Pay your taxes! And then we'll take that money and loan it to the Moens and they can pay us back anytime they want!

Your name isn't Moen last time I looked!

Posted by justmealmn on Sep. 01 2010,12:15 am

that'll teach you to move out of city limits ... should've stayed on 2nd :;):