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International Falls City holds hearing on petition to pave 6th Avenue West
Summary
City Engineer Jason Fischer estimated the proposed paving of 6th Avenue West (17th to 19th streets) would cost just under $170,000; property owners would shoulder roughly 90% of the cost spread over a 10-year assessment, while the city's policy would cover about 10%. Residents urged the council to proceed and asked if sales-tax funds could front the work.
International Falls City held a required public hearing on a resident petition to improve 6th Avenue West between 17th and 19th streets.
City Engineer Jason Fischer told the council the petition covers the block between 17th and 19th streets and is "approximately .19 miles," and presented an engineer's estimate of just under $170,000 for surface stabilization and paving with 10-foot driving lanes, a one-foot paved shoulder and a two-foot gravel shoulder. Fischer said the estimate excludes utility work and assumes a rural section without curb or gutter.
The project estimate yields a projected assessment of $9,548 per lineal foot applied to property frontage. "It would be an assessment over 10 years," Fischer said, explaining the…
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