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Roseville council adopts special-assessment roll for County Road B reconstruction
Summary
Council approved the assessment roll for County Road B reconstruction, adopting a ten-year payment term at a 6% rate and noting a range of proposed property assessments; one written objection was on record.
The Roseville City Council on June 2 adopted the special-assessment roll for reconstruction of County Road B (Project 24-02), approving the city engineer’s proposed allocations and financing terms.
Assistant Public Works Director and City Engineer Jennifer Lowery presented the completed project and described the city’s special-assessment policy, which assesses residential properties up to 25% and other zoning up to 50% of project costs and allocates frontage fractions according to lot orientation. Lowery told the council the city proposes a 10-year term and a 6% fixed interest rate for homeowner assessments and that the city will not file assessments with Ramsey County until October so property owners can make full or partial payments without interest through Oct. 1.
The public hearing opened with no in-person speakers; staff noted one written objection was in the record. Council members asked technical questions about how the interest rate was derived and whether average assessment figures included a large commercial parcel. Lowery said the average assessment was about $2,200 and that one parcel (Midland Hills) carried a significantly larger assessment (listed in the roll as $20,858). She also said residential assessments in the roll ranged broadly, with some smaller parcels shown at a few hundred dollars and others reaching multiple thousands, with precise figures available in the assessment roll.
Council members discussed the use of appraisals to ensure assessments do not exceed the benefit to properties, the availability of multiple payment options, and the city’s deferral policy for residents 65 or older, persons with disabilities, and active military. Council member Bauer moved, and Council member Strachan seconded, a motion to approve the resolution adopting the assessment roll; the motion passed unanimously.
The approval allows staff to finalize the roll and proceed with the assessment filing and billing schedule under the terms presented at the hearing. Property owners retain the right to object at or before the hearing and to appeal by subsequent court filing in district court as outlined in the notice.
