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Council agrees to assess property owners for portion of Olman/20th sidewalk; city to fund remainder
Summary
Council voted Oct. 6 to assess adjacent property owners for a five-foot portion of an eight-foot path on the 20th/Olman project, with the city funding the additional three-foot width and the road/curb-gutter work.
Mitchell City Council on Oct. 6 approved assessing property owners along the proposed 20th/Olman improvement for the five-foot portion of an eight-foot shared path; the city will fund the remaining three feet that upgrade the surface to a multi-use configuration.
Council discussion focused on precedent: several members noted the city has used an assessment split on other projects (the council cited the Raleigh/Norway precedent) and said the proposed arrangement—property owners pay the typical sidewalk portion and the city covers the additional width for the bike path—is consistent with those past practices.
Staff said the assessment would be spread across about 16 parcels (parcels/landowners in the project area), and the council approved the approach in a roll-call vote. Councilmembers also clarified that curb-and-gutter installation along the roadway was included in the project but not part of the assessment calculation shown to property owners.
Ending: Staff will prepare the formal assessment schedule and homeowner notices if the council keeps the approved assessment approach; staff also will continue grant-seeking efforts for other bikeway projects throughout the city.
