Rosemount council orders 2026 Street Improvement Project; assessments estimated under $600,000

The City of Rosemount on Dec. 2 adopted a resolution ordering the 2026 Street Improvement Project (City Project 2026-01), authorizing staff to finalize plans and advertise for bids.

The council's action followed a presentation by the city engineer, who described the project area as the southern portion of the city north of County Highway 46 between Shannon Parkway and Chippendale, plus a few streets west of Chippendale. The work is largely pavement reclamation, spot curb-and-gutter repairs, ADA sidewalk and pedestrian-ramp improvements and limited utility work; two alternate items — repaving the lift station at Shannon and 160th (Highway 46) and repaving the trail through JC Park — were described as separate and not part of the assessments.

The engineer said the overall project cost is about $2,000,000 and that special assessments are currently estimated at just under $600,000 total. Preliminary per-parcel assessments were shown in materials at roughly $3,000–$4,000. Assessment calculations will be finalized after the contract bid is known; the stated approach was to take 35% of the street improvement cost and divide that equally by the number of properties along the corridor. Assessment payments can be placed on property taxes over a 10-year term. An assessment hearing is planned for March 17 — after bid opening — to set final assessment amounts.

Council received no public testimony during the improvement hearing. Council member Klimpel moved to adopt the resolution ordering the project; the motion received a second and passed on a 4–0 roll call.

What happens next: staff will finalize plans and specifications and advertise for bids; the project schedule presented anticipates a bid opening and an assessment hearing in March. Property owners in the project corridor should expect a final assessment notice after bids are awarded and the required statutory assessment steps are completed.