Kasson hearing set for Third, Fourth, and Fifth Ave. NW utility project
The Kasson city council members are anticipating such a large crowd for the public hearing at 6 p.m. Dec. 14th, they’ve moved the meeting to the high school forum room. Those wanting to attend should enter the new main entrance on the building’s East side and go up the stairs. The meeting room will be on the left.
The hearing will discuss the planned assessment project for Third, Fourth, and Fifth Avenues NW. According to documentation at the meeting, the areas to be assessed are:
1.) 2nd Street SW, from West Veterans Memorial Highway to Mantorville Ave. S
2.) 3rd Ave. NW from West Main Street to 7th Street NW
3.) 4th Ave. NW from West Main Street to 8th Street NW
4.) 5th Ave. NW from West Main Street to 8th Street NW
5.) 1st Street NW from 3rd Ave. NW to 5th Ave. NW
6.) 2nd Street NW from approximately 150 feet east of 3rd Ave. NW to 5th Ave. NW
7.) 3rd Street NW from 3rd Ave. NW to 5th Ave. NW
8.) 4th Street NW from 3rd Ave. NW to 5th Ave. NW
9.) 5th Street NW from 3rd Ave. NW to 6th Ave. NW
10.) 6th Street NW from 3rd Ave. NW to 4th Ave. NW
11.) 7th Street NW from 3rd Ave. NW to 4th Ave. NW
12.) 8th Street NW from 4th Ave. NW to 5th Ave. NW
At their Nov. 22 meeting, the council members agreed to the following options:
For the proposed street and utility improvements, they chose to reduce the scope to “modify improvements to side streets to salvage curb and gutter and mill and overlay streets” in areas not included in the utility replacement. This will save the city about $300,000 from the original project plans.
For the proposed sidewalk improvements, they chose to replace only existing sidewalks, except to extend the sidewalk on the west side of Third Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Streets and remove the sidewalk on the east side of the same block.
For the assessment method, residents will be assessed by the lot or unit, not by the number of feet along the street.
During the meeting, resident Dave Thompson asked the city to consider inserting pipes into the collapsed pipes rather than digging up the old pipes wherever that’s possible as a cost-saving measure. He also said that property owners could send a letter to the county stating their property value didn’t increase by the