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The last two days, I've had several people in my office to protest the Local Improvement District on a project that is much needed in the town. Here's the skinny:
-It's a $900,000 project, including water and sewer repairs, storm drain works, street reconstruction (including sidewalk/parking/bike lanes) and amenities.
- The City is paying for the water & sewer, doing much of the work on the storm drainage, and what SD work is left will be paid by a citywide fee.
- Of the street portion, which is around $520,000, I've gotten a $400,000 grant... leaving $120,000 for property owners. Or... about $25 a front foot.
- A 100' wide lot would owe $2,500 over 20 years at 5%.
Now, we had two property owner meetings, where they got to chose where they wanted sidewalk, how they wanted curb cuts, intersection configuration, trees... the works. But it's only when they get an estimated cost to be billed that the ones who didn't come to meetings want to come and complain.
I have to convince Council not to waffle, even though they cannot come up with the 2/3 needed to halt the project.
Suggestions? (Aside from slapping the people who come to complain... I already had that thought.)
-It's a $900,000 project, including water and sewer repairs, storm drain works, street reconstruction (including sidewalk/parking/bike lanes) and amenities.
- The City is paying for the water & sewer, doing much of the work on the storm drainage, and what SD work is left will be paid by a citywide fee.
- Of the street portion, which is around $520,000, I've gotten a $400,000 grant... leaving $120,000 for property owners. Or... about $25 a front foot.
- A 100' wide lot would owe $2,500 over 20 years at 5%.
Now, we had two property owner meetings, where they got to chose where they wanted sidewalk, how they wanted curb cuts, intersection configuration, trees... the works. But it's only when they get an estimated cost to be billed that the ones who didn't come to meetings want to come and complain.
I have to convince Council not to waffle, even though they cannot come up with the 2/3 needed to halt the project.
Suggestions? (Aside from slapping the people who come to complain... I already had that thought.)