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Wilmar council closes 2024 assessment hearing after residents contest calculations; staff to verify figures for Sept. 16 continuation
Summary
Residents told the Wilmar City Council the proposed special assessments for 2024 are higher than expected and that notices and supporting rolls were unclear; city engineer and attorney said staff can correct errors and the council continued objections to the Sept. 16 meeting for staff review.
Wilmar — After a two-hour public hearing on the city’s 2024 street-improvement assessments, the City Council closed the hearing on Aug. 15 and directed staff to verify assessment figures and respond to written and oral objections at a continued hearing on Sept. 16.
City Engineer Jared Bogie told the council the overall 2024 improvement program was estimated at about $11,665,000, with roughly $2,360,000 assessed to private properties and assessment rates set for reconstruction ($64/linear foot) and assorted water and sewer service charges. Bogie explained payment options, including a no-interest prepayment window ending Oct. 31, 2024, and a 15-year assessment term at 5.868% interest if added to property taxes.
Dozens of residents, led by Justin Mattern, objected to the assessment methodology and…
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