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Resident asks Burnsville to recheck special assessment for Pleasant Avenue cooperative; staff to follow up
Summary
Bruce Henry, incoming board president of a Pleasant Avenue cooperative, told the council he and other residents do not benefit from the special assessment and asked whether new properties were included to reduce the cost to existing owners; the mayor directed staff and the city manager to follow up with the cooperative and the board’s attorney.
Bruce Henry, who identified himself as the incoming board president for a cooperative at 12575 Pleasant Avenue, Apartment 304, told the Burnsville City Council that residents of the cooperative do not see a benefit from a recently adopted special assessment and requested further review.
Henry said the council’s earlier statement that adding new buildings would spread the assessment and lower costs for existing properties did not match the figures his group observed. "I don't call that a lowering of the assessment," he said, citing a sequence of assessment numbers he read from his records. He asked whether the city had assessed the newly added properties, and whether the 119 owners who live in the cooperative would each need to file individual forms to dispute the assessment or whether the board could pursue a joint challenge.
Mayor Elizabeth Kautz said she would have the city manager and staff meet with Henry and the cooperative’s representatives to explain how the assessment was calculated and to review next steps, including any forms needed to dispute the charge. The council record included a staff response noting the assessment process has involved city legal counsel and that staff would follow up directly with Henry and the cooperative board.
Outcome: No formal action or vote was taken during the meeting; city staff and the city manager were directed to review the cooperative's materials and discuss next steps with the resident and the cooperative board.
