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Residents push for fairer assessment formulas as city outlines 2026 street and alley projects
Summary
City staff presented 2026 street and alley reconstruction assessments affecting Perry Court, Laurel Court, Maple Terrace and one alley. Residents pressed for changes to linear-foot frontage calculations and called proposed special assessments (up to about $14,000) inequitable; staff explained longstanding policy that property owners pay a portion of reconstruction costs.
Senior civil engineer Jenny Schrader told the Common Council that staff sent 35 notices to property owners for the 2026 Street and Alley program covering Perry Court, Laurel Court, Maple Terrace and an alley between North and Meineke and 102nd and Mayfair Road. Schrader described the age and last resurfacing dates for each segment and explained the city’s longstanding policy of sharing reconstruction costs with abutting property owners through special assessments, which…
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