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Isanti council adopts Sandy Hills rehabilitation assessment after presentation and public questions
Summary
After a staff presentation and public questions, the Isanti City Council approved special assessments for the Sandy Hills Rehabilitation Project 5–0. Final bids came in substantially below engineering estimates, lowering the average parcel assessment to about $1,543 and offering payment or deferment options to affected property owners.
Jason Cook, the city presenter for the Sandy Hills Rehabilitation Project, told the Isanti City Council the final project came in roughly 25% under the original engineer's estimate and about 5% below the low bids, reducing the assessable portion of the work from the preliminary estimate to just under $800,000. "We got really good bids," Cook said, adding that the engineering estimate of about $1,065,000 (25% assessable) had produced an earlier average assessment estimate of about $2,063 per frontage foot but that the final average assessment is now $1,543 — roughly a $520 savings for the average property owner.
The presentation outlined what was constructed (reclaim of existing pavement, targeted curb replacement, pedestrian ramps on Whiskey Road, striping and parking adjustments on Dogwood) and explained why the city used a mill-and-overlay option in places. Cook…
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