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Council creates Benjamin Statler Canal special assessment district, sets Jan. 5 hearing

St. Clair Shores City Council · December 17, 2025
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Summary

After a public presentation and discussion about scope changes, the council adopted a resolution creating a special assessment district for the Benjamin Statler Canal to fund dredging and set a second hearing for Jan. 5, 2026; council included language rescinding a prior SAD resolution and voted 6-0.

Council opened a public hearing on creating a special assessment district (SAD) for the 2025 Benjamin Statler Canal dredging project and heard from a resident representative about scope changes and cost implications. City staff and the resident explained that limited barge access required a revised, narrower scope that could be done from the lakeside rather than the canal side, which is…

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