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Isanti council advances $517,000 Railroad Avenue project and authorizes Main Street sidewalk work
Summary
The Isanti City Council voted 3-1 to call improvement hearings and authorize plans for a $517,000 Railroad Avenue reconstruction and a $73,000 Main Street sidewalk infill, with most costs borne by the city and some assessable to property owners; council debated engineering fees and assessment options.
The Isanti City Council voted to move forward with design and improvement hearings for Railroad Avenue and a Main Street sidewalk infill after a presentation by the city’s engineering consultant.
At a council meeting, the consultant, Mister Cook, described the Railroad Avenue concept: shifting the curb line to create an ADA-compliant sidewalk, relocating catch basins and two hydrants, and performing targeted pavement reclamation rather than a full rebuild. He said the Railroad Avenue package is estimated at about $517,000, with the city’s share about $449,000 and assessable costs of roughly $68,000; the Main Street infill was estimated at $73,000 to be deferred as an assessment to the vacant parcels that would be developed later.
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