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Spring Lake Park outlines $577,200 plan to mill-and-overlay northeast neighborhood streets
Summary
City Engineer Phil Gravel presented a $577,200 mill-and-overlay plan for streets in the northeast corner of Spring Lake Park, described assessment methods (front-foot and per-parcel rates), and set a public hearing for April 6 as the next formal step.
Phil Gravel, Spring Lake Park city engineer, presented details of the 2026 Street Improvement Project at a neighborhood meeting, saying the work would preserve failing pavement on streets in the city’s northeast corner and avoid costlier repairs later. "The existing streets in this area were last paved in 1997," Gravel said, and "the surface condition is failing."
Gravel listed the streets in the proposal: Plaza Boulevard, Theorin Terrace, Center Drive, Sunset Road and a short portion of the Highway 10 service drive near the stoplight. He described the planned work as a mill-and-overlay: crews would mill roughly 2 inches of the existing pavement, perform deeper patching where needed, replace short segments of settled curb and rebuild settled storm inlets, then place a new bituminous surface. "The existing piping under the road is in good shape," he added, and no major water-main or sanitary sewer replacements are proposed; the primary utility work is replacing settled storm drain inlets.
The project's preliminary total cost is $577,200, Gravel said; that figure is an early estimate subject to change after final design and competitive bidding. Of that total, estimated assessments on private properties would cover $501,592 and the city would pay about $75,680 from street funds. Gravel explained the assessment approach follows Resolution 98-48 (1998): non-residential properties are assessed 100% based on frontage, while single-family residential parcels receive a city subsidy under the policy (the city covers about 55% of residential street costs). Because the project includes a relatively large number of non-residential parcels, several properties would face full frontage assessments.
Gravel summarized preliminary rates: a front-foot rate of about $59.57 for non-residential assessments and a uniform per-parcel residential estimate of $2,456 for single-family homes. He emphasized these rates are preliminary and will be recalculated after bids are received.
On schedule, Gravel said the feasibility report was received by the City Council in early March and the neighborhood meeting is part of public outreach. A public hearing will be held at the Council meeting on April 6; if the council proceeds, it could approve construction plans April 20 and authorize bidding. Bids would be opened in May, with final assessment notices and a public meeting on June 15; if the council awards the contract then, construction would begin in July and the city expects work to finish by Labor Day.
No final council decision or construction contract award was recorded during the neighborhood meeting; next formal steps are the April 6 public hearing and subsequent council actions after bidding and final design.
