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Council declines developer request to reduce Silos obstruction fees; affirms $40,800 charge
Summary
Developers of the Silos apartments sought a $15,950 reduction in right-of-way obstruction fees citing concurrent Riverfront Drive work. The council voted to keep the $40,800 fee, citing policy consistency and project sequencing concerns.
The Mankato City Council on Jan. 27 declined a developer request to reduce right-of-way obstruction fees for the Silos apartment project and voted to maintain a $40,800 obstruction-fee charge.
City staff summarized the developer’s request and staff’s review. The Silos developer asked the council to reduce obstruction fees by $15,950—from $40,800 to $24,850—arguing much of the sidewalk closure occurred simultaneously with separate Riverfront Drive construction, which already limited pedestrian access on the same block. City staff said the fee schedule calls for a $300-per-day charge for right-of-way obstructions in the downtown area, and that staff had already applied an internal reduction (charging $50 per day) rather than the strict fee schedule; following inspection-based…
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