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Detroit Lakes council authorizes plans for $1.5 million Rossman Avenue reconstruction after public hearing

Detroit Lakes City Council · January 14, 2026
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Summary

After a public hearing, the council approved a resolution to prepare plans and specifications for Rossman Avenue street and utility reconstruction, citing repeated water-main breaks and aging sewer pipe; roughly $500,000 of the estimated $1.5 million project would be assessed to adjacent property owners.

The Detroit Lakes City Council voted to authorize preparation of plans and specifications for the Rossman Avenue street and utility reconstruction after a public hearing at the council'9s regular meeting.

City Engineer John Pratt told the council the project covers Rossman Avenue between Willow Street and Reynolds Street and was prompted by repeated water-main breaks and severely deteriorated ductile-iron fittings. Televising showed the sanitary sewer is a mix of PVC and older VCP (petrified clay) pipe, with the VCP in very poor condition, Pratt said. He…

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