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Lake Elmo hears $50 million streets plan and begins discussion on streetlight utility as levies rise
Summary
Council reviewed a pavement-management–driven streets program covering local, collector and county projects and discussed a possible streetlight utility to fund $3 million in developer-installed streetlights when their vendor warranties lapse; staff warned the draft models could raise related levies over the next decade.
Lake Elmo staff used the July 8 workshop to present the streets portion of the CIP and to open a conceptual discussion about funding long-term streetlight ownership and replacement costs.
Jack (city engineering) summarized the streets program, describing three categories: local residential streets, collector/MSA projects and county cost‑share projects. He said local street needs account for a substantial portion of the draft $50 million streets total in the 10‑year plan and emphasized that the longer (10‑year) horizon adds uncertainty beyond five years because the city has completed many older restorations in the first half of the program.
Jack said some collector projects (for example, Hudson…
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