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Rochester Hills council accepts engineer's report, sets Dec. 15 hearing for Childress Avenue/Enid Street paving SAD
Summary
The City Council accepted an engineer's report for a special assessment paving project affecting nine properties on Childress Avenue and Enid Street and set a public hearing on necessity for Dec. 15, 2025; staff said the report outlines scope, cost estimates and a draft assessment roll.
The Rochester Hills City Council on Dec. 1 accepted the engineer’s report for a proposed Special Assessment District (SAD) to pave Childress Avenue and Enid Street and set a public hearing on necessity for Dec. 15, 2025.
DPS staff presented the report, saying the gravel road is west of Rochester Road and the project followed the city’s SAD policy, beginning with a public information meeting in November 2023. “This project started with an initial public information meeting in November 2023 and has followed the SAD process per the city's policy,” staff told council. The presentation noted nine properties lie within the proposed district and a draft assessment roll was included with the engineer’s report.
Councilmembers asked clarifying questions about timing and homeowner obligations. Councilmember Mangioli emphasized that accepting the engineer’s report and scheduling the hearing does not commit the city to a contractor or to applying assessments; she summarized, “So it's not committing us to any contractor to build a road or apply the SAD assessment to the homeowners yet.” Staff confirmed accepting the report simply schedules the next public hearing, after which the council may approve contracts and assessments.
The council adopted a resolution accepting the engineer’s report and setting the public hearing for 12/15/2025. The motion was moved and seconded and passed on voice vote.
Next steps: the city will hold the public hearing on Dec. 15 to consider the necessity of the project and review the draft assessment roll; council retains the ability to approve, modify or reject contracts and assessments after that hearing.
