HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 12-01 Favorable reaction expected at McKnight hearing Monday THE REVIEW Favorable reaction expected
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by Melinda Hawley-Falteisek those costs running at roughly 15 per cent, Highway 36 and McKnight Road as well proposal of assessing the city's portion of
or approximately$75,000.Construction is as the stretch of road to 11th Avenue. the costs,plans will be drawn up and
Due to favorable public response at an scheduled to begin in late spring or early Ramsey County is responsible for the submitted to the council for approval,
informational meeting held on Oct.18,the summer of 1977,with completion that fall. section of road from 11th Avenue to with the council then authorizing bidding
North St.Paul City Council is expecting A portion of the costs are not paid by the Beam. on the project,
resident response to be in favor of county although McKnight is a county Lenthe didn't remember the exact time An award of contract takes place at that
proposed improvement of a stretch of road,cesultinginthe15percentchargeto quoted by the county engineer but thought time, allowing the construction to
McKnight Road in North St.Paul from the city.Those costs include payment for that approximately 90 calendar days proceed, and the job is completed at
Highway 36 to Beam Avenue. a portion of the curb and gutter(North St. covered actual construction time. approximately the same figure that was
"There was general agreement that the Paul paying 75 per cent of those costs), "Through-traffic will probably be re- quoted.Lenthe said most construction is
improvements are timely," Chuck sidewalk(100 per cent of sidewalk costs routed,"he said.For three months some done on a "unit price basis," with the
Lenthe,North St.Paul city engineer,said. will be paid by the city), utility in- re-routing and detouring will be company being paid for exactly how
Five years ago the same improvements to stallations such as sanitary sewer and necessary,and Lenthe said that access many feet of improvements done instead
McKnight Road were put before North St. water mains(additions are paid for only, would be provided for residents of on a previously quoted estimate figure.
Paul residents with objections to the costs such as a proposed water main running throughout the construction period,and
being great enough to halt the project, from 12th Avenue to 13th Avenue,with the that they would be able to get to and from At that point an assessment hearing is
Lenthe said,but he is confident that the county paying for any alterations of their homes. held to determine what part of the costs
verdict will be different at the public manholes, hydrants, and other ad- Lenthe outlined the feedback process, will be assessed against the property that
hearing that will be held on Monday,Dec. justments)and proposed traffic signals taking the McKnight Road improvement has been benefited by the improvements.
6. (one-fourth of the cost of traffic signals, project from its Oct.18 beginning at the After the percentage is determined and
The purpose of the hearing is to inform such as the one proposed at 11th Avenue, informational meeting with the public to the hearing is held,the resident has 30
the public of the pending proposed im- must be paid for by the city). the Dec.6 public hearing.He said that if days in which to pay the assessment after
provements and preliminary costs,in- The Minn.Hwy.Dept.is responsible for the public favorably reacts to the the hearing before it is reflected on his
dicating that the city proposes to assess a the 600 ft.to either side of McKnight,and prelimary plan and cost estimates,and if property taxes, which then involves
portion of the costs. The city will not will be improving the intersection of the feedback is favorable in regard to the adding principal and interest,since the
assess the costs if approved until the city must pay those costs.
summer of 1978, the assessment The Dec. 6, Monday night public
becoming effective in as late as 1979.At hearing will be the second step in the
this point the city engineer is reviewing process of improving McKnight Road,
two alternative plans of assessment to informing the public of the proposed
recommend to the council,with one plan improvement, the costs of those im-
recommending the resident absorb the provements,and the intent of the city to
full amount, the second recommending assess a portion of those costs.Since step
the city pick up a certain portion of the one, the informational meeting, was
costs. favorable, the city council thinks that
The total cost of the improvement of history will not be repeated,and the"no"
McKnight Road is estimated to be at vote of five years ago will be overruled in
$450,000,with North St.Paul's share of i 1976.