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Shakopee council authorizes design for 12th Avenue full‑depth reconstruction and special assessments
Summary
City staff presented a $2.18 million plan to reconstruct 12th Avenue with a three‑lane conversion, storm and sanitary improvements and a proposed special assessment of roughly $600,000 to benefiting properties; council authorized plans and specifications and a second hearing later in the process.
Shakopee City Council on Dec. 16 authorized staff to prepare plans and specifications for the 2026 full‑depth pavement reconstruction project on 12th Avenue, a roughly $2.18 million undertaking that includes roadway reclamation, drainage and selected sanitary sewer work.
Public works staff explained the project corridor — from 300 feet east of County Road 83 (Canterbury Road) to Valley Park Drive — and said the plan converts the existing four‑lane section to a three‑lane cross‑section with a continuous center left‑turn lane to reduce conflicts where multiple offset driveways serve industrial properties. Staff described repairing deficient curb and gutter and replacing a failing sanitary sewer segment.
Staff estimated the total project cost at $2,181,000 and said about $600,000 of street improvement costs would be specially assessed to benefiting property owners under the city’s special assessment policy and Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429. The presentation included a preliminary per‑acre assessment rate ($7,167.43 per acre based on the feasibility report) and a map showing assessable properties; staff noted corner lots receive a 50 percent assessment and that property owners will see final amounts after construction at a second public hearing.
Council asked technical questions about assessment duration (staff said 10‑year assessments are planned), staging (12th Avenue would remain open during construction), whether nearby businesses that use the road (for example, FedEx) had been notified (staff said those businesses had not yet been notified but would be contacted before construction), and the extent of the three‑lane conversion (it will begin east of County Road 83 and continue to Valley Park Drive).
After the hearing — with no public speakers — council closed the hearing and adopted a motion ordering improvements and directing staff to prepare plans and specifications (resolution cited as R‑2025‑140 in the discussion, corrected to 2026 in a friendly amendment). Staff noted the council will need a four‑fifths vote later to proceed with special assessments for the improvement plan. The motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The project rebuilds a heavily used industrial collector and changes lane configuration to improve safety and turning movements. Special assessments will allocate roughly 30 percent of street costs to benefitting properties; property owners will learn exact assessment amounts after bids and final cost calculations.
What’s next: Staff will complete design, return in January with plans for bidding, advertise for bids in early spring, and seek contract award in March with construction likely to start in May and substantial completion targeted for August. Final costs and a second public hearing on assessments are expected in October 2026 to certify assessments to property taxes.
