Commission authorizes bond steps for roads and bridges and sets March hearing on four special assessments
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Sedgwick County commissioners adopted resolutions Feb. 4 to begin legal steps to issue general obligation bonds for road and bridge improvements and approved statements of final cost for four special-assessment projects, setting a March 4 public hearing for property owners.
The Sedgwick County Commission on Feb. 4 approved multiple finance actions to advance capital work on roads and bridges and to notify property owners about special assessments for four completed projects.
Road and bridge bond steps: County finance staff presented a resolution declaring it necessary to construct specified road improvements and to provide for issuance of general-obligation bonds. CFO Lindsay Poverseau and the county’s bond counsel, Garth Herman of Gilmore & Bell, described the required two-week publication and protest period under state law and explained that individual projects would typically be bundled into a single bond sale for cost efficiency. For one road project included in the 2026 CIP, staff estimated a $1,250,000 project cost with $500,000 anticipated to be reimbursed from bonds. Commissioners voted 5–0 to adopt the bond-authorizing resolution.
Special assessments: Public Works Director Lynn Packer presented final costs for four special-assessment projects whose construction is complete. Reported figures were: - Rachel Bridal Estates (phase 1 paving): authorized $1,150,000; final cost $630,000. - Rachel Brook Estates (drainage across 84 lots): authorized $1,800,000; final cost just over $1,100,000. - Bluestem Estates (paving of 20 lots): authorized $1,300,000; final cost $867,705.88. - 4 Oaks Addition (cul-de-sac paving, eight lots): authorized $600,000; final cost roughly $500,000.
The board approved the statement of final cost and established a public hearing for March 4, 2026 at 9 a.m. Notices will be mailed to affected property owners and published as required. Herman explained that if assessments are not prepaid, they will be included on tax rolls and repaid over 15 years with interest following the bond sale.
Bridge projects: The board also adopted a resolution authorizing bridge-repair projects included in the adopted 2026 CIP and providing for up to $3.5 million in bond proceeds for bridges as part of a larger anticipated bond offering. Commissioners approved that resolution 5–0.
Why it matters: The actions are procedural but required steps to finance capital improvements and allocate costs to benefiting property owners where authorized. Property owners in the affected assessment districts will receive mailed notice and can attend the March hearing to protest or prepay assessments.
— Article provenance: Road bond resolution discussion begins at SEG 382 and the bridge resolution discussion concludes at SEG 750; special-assessment discussion and vote span SEG 465–690.