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Salina agrees to pick up full cost of Cedar Ridge Drive improvements after developer delays
Summary
Commission voted to reallocate the perimeter-street assessment so the city absorbs 100% of the Cedar Ridge Drive upgrade cost after a contractor/utility relocation delay left the developer unable to start home construction for nearly a year.
The Salina City Commission on May 12 approved a resolution reallocating the cost of improvements to Cedar Ridge Drive to city-at-large funding after a developer argued construction delays had prevented lot sales and timely homebuilding.
The decision: The commission approved resolution 25‑8295, amending an earlier special-assessment allocation so the city will pay 100% of the perimeter-street cost for the 435-foot segment known as Cedar Ridge Drive. The motion passed 4–0.
What commissioners heard: Interim City Manager Jacob Wood summarized the history: when the Cedar Ridge development district was created in 2021, the developer agreed to a special-assessment approach that would allocate the perimeter-street improvement cost to the new-lot owners in that district. Wood said developers later requested the city assume the cost, citing delays and…
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