Resident challenges city assessment for Cherrywood Drive repaving

A resident raised objections during public comment at a Baxter City Council meeting, saying the city overcharged property owners for a planned repaving on Cherrywood Drive and asking the council to change or delay the assessment.

The resident, identified in the meeting only as Dave, said the assessment billed his neighborhood $7,262.84 and called the amount “double what you should be charging.” He said the assessment appears to be based on speculative assumptions about future development on properties rather than current assessed value and that 90 days is insufficient time for neighbors to adjust household budgets. “You have overcharged us on our assessment of our property for repaving of Cherrywood Drive,” he said.

Dave also said he had previously raised stormwater concerns and had proposals that were not considered for decades: “I drew up my plan to control that water in there, and it wasn't considered for 43 years,” he said, arguing that the city should consider alternatives before imposing the charge.

The official presiding at the meeting acknowledged the comment and said, “Thanks, Dave. This will be part of the record.” The transcript contains no formal response from staff committing to change the assessment and no vote on the issue during the excerpt provided.

Because no formal motion or vote on the assessment appears in the transcript, the matter remains a public comment and unresolved in the meeting record; planning, appeals, or formal action by council would be required to alter the assessment or the repaving schedule.