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Sauk Centre calls public hearing after engineer outlines $7.2M T.H. 71 street reconstruction plan
Summary
City Engineer Keith Yapp presented a feasibility report for Phase I of the T.H. 71 city-streets reconstruction estimating roughly $7.2 million in work and proposing to assess about 93 parcels; the City Council set a public hearing for April 29, 2026 and approved the resolution 4–1.
City Engineer Keith Yapp presented the 2027 Capital Improvement Project Feasibility Report for T.H. 71 Phase I, outlining a full reconstruction program for multiple streets and related utility, water and storm-sewer work.
Yapp detailed proposed full-reconstruction blocks including Cass Street South, 9½ Street South, 8th Street South, 7th Street South, 6th Street South, 5th Street South, 2nd Street South, Lake Street North, 2nd Street North, Linden Lane, and three segments of the Bypass Road, plus associated storm-pond and alley work. The study projected new water and sewer services and storm-sewer replacement across the full-reconstruction areas.
The feasibility summary estimated a municipal cost share of about 55.5% (approximately $4.0 million), a PUC share of 24% (about $1.7 million) and an assessed share of about 20% (about $1.5 million), spread across roughly 93 parcels.
Mayor Warren Stone and council members voted to approve Resolution No. 2026-21, receiving the feasibility study and calling a public hearing for April 29, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.; Council Member Joe Fuechtmann moved the resolution, Mayor Stone seconded, and the measure passed 4–1 with Council Member Brad Kirckof opposed.
Why it matters: the potential assessments identified in the feasibility report would directly affect property owners on the listed streets and determine how much of reconstruction costs are borne by the city vs. affected parcels. The hearing will be the formal opportunity for affected residents to contest or seek adjustments to the assessment plan.
What’s next: staff will advertise the statutorily required public hearing notice and mail affected property owners information about potential assessments. The council will consider public input at the April 29 hearing before any final assessment decisions are made.
