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Thorp council adjusts special assessments for parish properties and asks consultant to proceed toward bidding
Summary
Council reduced service counts after consultant revisions to lot-width standards, added six water stubs to vacant parcels near St. Bernard–St. Hedwig Parish, and asked SEH to move forward with bidding for the 2026 Street & Utility Project.
The City of Thorp discussed special assessments and service counts tied to the 2026 Street & Utility Project for properties associated with St. Bernard–St. Hedwig Parish. SEH’s preliminary assessment had included 15 services for vacant and current lots; SEH later updated minimum lot width to 100 feet per city ordinance, which reduced the number of services counted.
Marvin Mengel requested elimination of water services to the parish parking-lot area. SEH engineer David Walter cautioned that reducing the number of assessed services would raise the per-service cost for remaining properties. After discussion, council approved adding six water service stubs to vacant lots (three east of the playground on E. School St. and three across the street) and directed that current water service lines and any other lines found be replaced. The motion passed by M/M/S (Lawcewicz, Abramczak) with a recorded vote of 4-0.
Council also stated it wanted SEH to move forward with the bidding process for the 2026 Street & Utility Project by the end of March or beginning of April; the minutes record this as council direction rather than a recorded formal motion.
The minutes do not list the final per-service assessment figures or the total project estimate; David Walter noted only that reducing counted services would increase costs for remaining services.
