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Resident asks Minnetrista council to release $5,000 escrow over incomplete lot work
Summary
Carrie Meyer told the Minnetrista City Council she still holds a temporary certificate of occupancy because grading and slope work around her house remain unfinished; she said the builder has not completed work and asked the council to use the $5,000 escrow to fix the lot. City staff said the escrow belongs to the builder and the city cannot release it without risking liability.
Carrie Meyer, a Minnetrista resident at 9229 Moss Drive, told the city council that she has lived in her house since April 2021 but still has a temporary certificate of occupancy because grading on slopes beside the home remains out of compliance. "We still have a temporary certificate of occupancy," Meyer said, and she noted an existing $5,000 escrow tied to the lot.
Meyer detailed a history of communications with the city and the builder, saying the developer had put down irrigation, mulch and sod but did not resolve the sloped areas. She said she submitted a contractor bid for remediation of about $14,000…
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