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Residents urge Hermantown council to table $9,400 parcel assessment for Hermantown Road project
Summary
At a public hearing on proposed assessments for Road Improvement Districts 541 and 542, multiple residents objected to a $9,400 per-parcel assessment, citing alleged conflicts of interest in the appraisal, questions about valuation methodology, affordability concerns and a possible legal challenge. Council did not vote; final action is scheduled for October.
Hermantown City opened a public hearing on proposed assessments for Road Improvement Districts 541 and 542 (Hermantown Road and Old Midway Road) and heard several residents say the city should not apply a flat $9,400 assessment to properties that they said would not receive a measurable market-value benefit.
Mulder, speaking for city staff, outlined the multi-year project and financing: construction costs around $3,500,000 plus an estimated $600,000 in soft costs for a total of about $4,100,000, about $3,000,000 of which the city plans to fund with general‑fund debt (roughly 75% of the project) repaid over 20 years. Staff said about 100 parcel assessments of $9,400 each are proposed (about $1,884,000) and that assessments could be paid up front or spread over 15 years at a stated interest rate of 5.5% (an annual payment…
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