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Detroit Lakes approves $1.6M Forest Street improvements; adjacent properties to be assessed
Summary
Council approved the Forest Street street and utility improvement project (estimated $1.6M) and adopted proposed special assessments that allocate roughly $316,000 to benefiting properties over a 20-year term; the city will cover most of the cost (about $1.3M).
The Detroit Lakes City Council adopted proposed special assessments for the Forest Street street and utility improvement project after a required assessment hearing and a presentation by City Engineer John Pratt.
Project scope and cost: Pratt outlined replacement of a 12-inch trunk water main (roughly 70 years old) with 12-inch PVC, new hydrants and isolation valves, limited storm improvements, and a 44-foot-wide bituminous street that widens the corridor to match an adjacent section. Sidewalk work includes re-installing a north-side sidewalk and adding a six-foot sidewalk between Rossman and Summit adjacent to People’s Park. Bids came in below earlier estimates; the…
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