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Council declares assessable costs for 2024 street project, schedules public hearing and orders feasibility study for 2026 work
Summary
City staff told the council the 2024 Street Improvement Project had assessable surface and drainage costs of $1,757,071.60; at a 20% assessment share that yields roughly $351,414 in total assessments and per-parcel rates of $4,122.36 (urban) and $3,915.76 (rural). The council approved resolutions to declare the costs assessable, call a Nov. 4 hearing, and authorize a feasibility study for a 2026 neighborhood project.
City staff presented the council with final assessment figures for the 2024 Street Improvement Project and won council approval Oct. 7 to declare project costs assessable, set a public hearing and authorize a related feasibility study for a future project.
City staff told the council the project's total costs to date were about $1,790,000. Of that, assessable surface and drainage work totaled $1,757,071.60; trail improvements were separately listed as non-assessable at $33,080. Using the adopted 20% assessment share, staff calculated total assessments of roughly $351,414 (the transcript records the figure as "$351,414 and $32 in assessments" which staff clarified as $351,414.32) distributed across parcels at two rates: $4,122.36 for urban-section parcels and $3,915.76 for rural-section parcels.
Staff recommended and the council adopted Resolution 25-10-99, declaring the cost to be assessed and ordering the preparation of proposed assessment rolls for the 2024 project. The council also approved Resolution 25-10-100, which sets a public hearing on those assessments for Nov. 4, 2025.
Separately, staff presented Resolution 25-10-101 to authorize preparation of a feasibility study for a 2026 street improvement project in the Thurnbeck Ponds neighborhood. Erickson said the work is timed to begin when school lets out and finish before school resumes; staff noted some streets will be deferred to later years in the capital improvements plan. The council unanimously approved the feasibility-study resolution.
All three resolutions were approved by voice vote during the meeting. No additional details about financing mechanisms beyond the stated assessment share were offered during the discussion.
