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Roseau accepts $755,000 LRIP grant for TH 11 frontage road, sets assessment hearing
Summary
The Roseau City Council authorized acceptance of a $755,000 LRIP grant to extend the TH 11 south frontage road, approved proceeding as an assessment project with an estimated city cost of about $100,000 for design and administration, and set an improvement hearing for May 4, 2026.
The Roseau City Council voted unanimously April 6 to accept a $755,000 Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) grant to construct an extension of the south frontage road along Minnesota Highway 11 and to begin the assessment process for the project.
Community Development Coordinator Todd Peterson told the council the LRIP funds should cover 100% of construction but do not pay for design, bidding or construction-administration costs, which he estimated at roughly $100,000. Peterson said city policy is to assess benefited properties; under the draft allocation he described, the city would typically cover about 20% of local costs and the remainder would be assessed to benefitted parcels (Ace Hardware ~20%, Roseau Event Center ~20%, Titan Machinery ~40%).
Joe Tesarek of Titan Machinery told the council improved access to Titan’s new facility would be a major asset. After discussion, the council authorized the acceptance of the LRIP grant and instructed the CDC to execute related grant agreements.
The council also voted to proceed with the project as an assessment project, ordered a feasibility study and preliminary assessment roll, and set an Improvement Hearing for May 4, 2026 at 5:15 p.m. to consider the proposed improvement and proposed assessments. CDC Peterson said the council will mail notices to property owners and publish the hearing as required by Minnesota Statutes.
Actions and votes: the council authorized grant acceptance (motion by Pat Novacek; second by Oliver Ullman) and to proceed with assessment and feasibility (motion by Pat Novacek; second by Oliver Ullman) and later set the improvement hearing (motion by Amy Bassingthwaite; second by Brady Johnson). All votes were recorded as unanimous (5–0). The preliminary estimated total project cost noted in the feasibility resolution was $855,000 (construction plus local share estimates).
Next steps: staff will prepare the feasibility report and preliminary assessment roll for council review and mail/hearing notice to affected property owners; the May 4 hearing may be omitted if 100% of affected owners sign a petition requesting the improvement.
