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Council tables petition to study paving on Inman Avenue and 220 Fourth; staff to refine cost, assessment options

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A resident petition requesting a feasibility study to pave portions of Inman Avenue and 220 Fourth was tabled after staff and council discussed potential per-lot assessment costs in the tens of thousands, study fees and watershed/stormwater constraints.

The Forest Lake City Council on Monday decided to table the petition seeking a feasibility study for paving portions of Inman Avenue and 220 Fourth Avenue and instructed staff to continue technical conversations with petitioners, the watershed district and public-safety personnel before returning with a refined cost estimate.

City staff explained the petition requests a formal feasibility report to estimate costs and potential assessment amounts for property owners. Staff noted a feasibility study would incur city engineering and staff time and recommended the…

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