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Valley Center council changes special-assessment method for Sunflower Valley; approves phase‑1 improvement resolutions
Summary
The Valley Center City Council amended how special-assessment costs will be allocated in Sunflower Valley, shifting assessment from per lot to per unit, and approved a package of resolutions covering paving, drainage, water and sanitary sewer improvements for phase 1.
The Valley Center City Council on July 18 approved an amendment to the special-assessment method for the Sunflower Valley development and passed four related phase‑1 improvement resolutions.
The council voted to amend Resolution 75‑22 to change the assessment calculation so costs for duplex properties will be divided per unit (per door) rather than per lot. The finance presentation and the developer representatives said the total estimated project cost shown in the original petition remains $1,200,000 and the amendment only alters how that total will be split among current property owners.
Why it matters: The change shifts how assessment bills will be issued to owners of duplexes in Sunflower Valley; owners who hold single units rather than whole lots will receive assessments calculated per unit. Council members asked how the unit approach would work; city and Piper Sandler staff explained the petition amount does not change.
The council then approved a set of four resolutions amending and supplementing earlier authorizations for phase‑1 improvements in Sunflower Valley: - Resolution 788‑25 (drainage improvements) — approved. - Resolution 789‑25 (paving improvements) — approved. - Resolution 790‑25 (water improvements) — approved. - Resolution 791‑25 (sanitary sewer improvements) — approved.
City staff and a representative from Piper Sandler said the approvals update preliminary documents and will be followed by final cost determinations and assessments that will be mailed to affected property owners. A staff member indicated final cost details will come later in the agenda packet; the council did not change the petitioned dollar total during the July 18 actions.
No member of the public spoke on the item during the meeting; council approval votes were unanimous.
Looking ahead: City staff said final cost notices and assessment calculations will reflect the amended per‑unit method and be distributed as part of the assessment process required by Kansas municipal special-assessment law.
