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Oakdale council orders $6.6M street reconstruction project, sets $910,315 in property assessments
Summary
The Oakdale City Council on Jan. 27 approved the 2026 street reconstruction (R2026-01), ordering the project and adopting an assessment roll of $910,315 after staff outlined scope, financing sources and a 10-year assessment schedule. Two nearby property owners asked for assessment adjustments tied to prior Gold Line work.
The Oakdale City Council voted Jan. 27 to order City Project R2026-01, a neighborhood street reconstruction program that covers roughly two miles of local streets including Greenway Avenue, Second Street, Grafton, Third Street Court and Fourth Street.
Consulting city engineer Brian Bachmire told the council the project aims to replace aging pavement, address repeated water-main failures, add an on-street sidewalk on Greenway to meet the city’s sidewalk plan and upgrade lighting to LED. “We have a total of 28 water main breaks over the last 30 or so years down in this area,” Bachmire said, citing the project area’s maintenance history as a primary driver for reconstruction.
After taking public comment, the council also adopted the assessment roll for the project, setting special assessments across affected properties at $910,315, which staff said is about 14% of total project costs. Staff described assessment methodology based on lot front footage (capped at 80 feet), with a residential assessment rate of $80 per foot and a commercial rate of $115 per foot. Staff said a federal grant will cover the sidewalk ($400,000) and listed other funds including state gas tax shares, utility replacement funds and a city debt issuance to make up the remainder.
Two property owners spoke during the assessment hearing urging adjustments. Al Stroshi, a long-time resident at 19 Greenway, said parts of curb and apron work and a portion of storm infrastructure were installed previously in conjunction with the Gold Line project and asked that the council consider an adjustment for that portion. “I would expect an at minimum an adjustment,” Stroshi said. David Olsen of Low Voltage Integrators said his company had already endured disruptions and that an existing sidewalk on their property should be taken into account when assessing frontage costs.
City staff outlined appeal and payment options. Assessments are spread over a 10-year period; the first payment is projected to begin May 2027. Staff advised property owners who wish to preserve the right to challenge an assessment in court to file the written appeal form with the city clerk before the close of the assessment hearing; any court action must be filed within 30 days of adoption, staff said. Staff also described a hardship deferral process and said applications for hardship consideration should be submitted by Oct. 15, 2026, to avoid accruing interest.
The council adopted Resolution 2026-08 to order the improvement and then adopted Resolution 2026-09 to set the assessment roll. Both motions carried on council voice votes.
