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Residents press council on accelerating action for Houston Avenue bank stabilization; staff urges studies and funding plan
Summary
Houston Avenue residents described losing yards and undermined structures to riverbank erosion and urged immediate stabilization. City staff outlined a three‑phase approach (buyouts, demolition, stabilization) with preliminary cost ranges of $3.35–$4.25 million and recommended forming a working board to compile technical studies and funding for a future bonding request.
Residents of the Houston Avenue neighborhood told Crookston City Council on March 16 that escalating riverbank erosion has damaged yards, decks and outbuildings and places some homes at imminent risk.
Staff briefing: Interim City Administrator Darren Selsler summarized staff contacts with legislators, watershed and engineering partners and presented a three‑phase plan: (1) buyouts of eight affected homes (tax‑value estimate based on county assessments ≈ $1.2 million, but market appraisals could be higher), (2) demolition (estimated $450,000–$850,000…
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