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Committee approves assessments for traffic-calming and resurfacing projects after residents raise safety and cost concerns
Summary
The Public Works Committee approved File 241992, authorizing traffic-calming raised crosswalks on North Holly Road and North 50th Street and a resurfacing project on West Vine Street, after public testimony pressing the city to fix existing street lights and explain per-property assessment costs.
The Public Works Committee approved File 241992 after a public hearing in which residents questioned levied assessments and pressed the Department of Public Works to prioritize existing maintenance.
Holly Rutenbeck of the Department of Public Works explained assessment procedures and billing: property owners will receive a bill after project completion and may pay in full within a 45-day interest-free period. If unpaid after 45 days, simple interest of 9.5% per year applies. Assessments of $125 or more may be paid over 10 years on the tax roll at 9.5% interest. Rutenbeck said projects approved at the meeting include traffic-calming measures and pavement work at multiple locations and that bills for projects approved with late billing will not be sent before Jan. 1, 2027.
At the public hearing, resident Jared Ramick of 1835 North 50th Street opposed…
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