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Rosemount delays vote on south-end street project; public hearing continued to Dec. 2
Summary
A public hearing on a south-end Rosemount street improvement was opened Nov. 18 but continued to Dec. 2 because the council lacked the four-fifths vote required to order the project. City Engineer Brian Erickson outlined a scope just over $2 million and estimated assessments of about $3,000–$4,000 per parcel for the street portion.
The Rosemount City Council opened a public hearing Nov. 18 on a south-end street improvement project but, because a four-fifths vote is required to order the work and only a simple majority of councilmembers attended, the council continued the hearing to its Dec. 2 meeting.
City Engineer Brian Erickson described the project area (just north of County Road 46 between Chippendale and Shannon) as primarily pavement work with minor utility repairs and ADA sidewalk upgrades. He said the city estimates the work at "just a little over $2,000,000," funded by the street CIP, special assessments and three utility funds. Erickson said assessments apply only to the street portion (35% of that portion is assessed) over a 10-year term and that preliminary per-parcel assessments are "probably in the $3,000 to $4,000 per parcel range." "It is required by state statute, and it's an opportunity for the public to comment on the scope and planned work," Erickson said about the improvement hearing.
A resident, Keith Reid of 15868 Cicerone Path, told the council he received an empty envelope for the mailed notice and said he had not known about the meeting despite the mailing: "I wish I'd have brought the envelope because I I did not know about this meeting tonight even though it came out in a letter." Staff apologized for the error and Erickson confirmed property owners will receive individual letters (a statutory requirement), notices will be posted at City Hall, published in the paper and placed on the city website.
With the supermajority absent, Acting Mayor Tammy Klimpel moved to continue the public hearing to the council's next meeting on Dec. 2; the motion was seconded and passed. Staff said it will notify the neighborhood and keep the hearing record open so residents may comment at the continued hearing.
Council members asked staff to be mindful of residents with mobility needs and homeowners with recently replaced driveways during construction planning; staff said contractors will be instructed to exercise care around those properties and to provide access where possible.
The continued hearing will allow the council to act when a supermajority is present and after the assessment hearing planned for March 2026, when final assessment amounts will be calculated based on contract prices.
