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Council declines to reassess full demolition charges after public hearing; reduced-amount proposal fails for lack of second
Summary
After a public hearing on Nov. 17 about reassessing canceled special assessments related to a 2016 hazardous-building demolition, the Lakeville City Council voted down a motion to reassess the full amount and a later motion to set a reduced reassessment failed for lack of a second; property purchasers had argued the charge was not disclosed at a county forfeiture auction.
The Lakeville City Council on Nov. 17 considered whether to reassess canceled special assessments tied to the 2016 demolition of a hazardous building, but council members ultimately did not impose the full reassessment and a proposed reduced reassessment failed for lack of a second.
Finance Director Miss Stahl told the council the property had a 2016 fire that led the city to contract with Lloyd's Construction for abatement and demolition. The city previously sought court approval to recover removal costs; initial records cited a base removal cost of about $44,300 plus accrued interest. Dakota County’s forfeiture sale process later transferred the parcel and the county remitted sale proceeds in 2025; staff said portions of forfeiture proceeds are…
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