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Council approves 2nd Street SE/16th Avenue SE reconstruction, clears special assessments after resident objections
Summary
The Rochester City Council authorized full reconstruction of 2nd Street SE and 16th Avenue SE and adopted a special‑assessment resolution under Minn. Stat. ch. 429; council approved the order of improvements 7–0 despite a public objection about the assessment’s size and benefit.
The Rochester City Council voted on April 6 to order full reconstruction and sanitary‑sewer maintenance for 2nd Street Southeast and 16th Avenue Southeast and to levy special assessments under state law.
The council approved the first action—ordering the improvements and authorizing completion of plans—on a supermajority vote required by statute, 7–0, and later adopted the resolution levying the proposed assessments on a voice vote.
Why it matters: staff told the council the project replaces utilities that have reached the end of their useful lives and reconstructs the roadway to current standards, including ADA upgrades at intersection ramps. Because parts of the project are…
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