RES 2023-53 Declaring Cost to be Assessed and to Set a Hearing on Proposed AssessmentCITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO: 2023-53
DECLARING COST TO BE ASSESSED
AND
TO SET A HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT
WHEREAS, a contract has been let by resolution approved by the City Council on May 8, 2023, for the 2023 Street Renewal
Project, City Project No. 23-03, which is a street reconstruction improvement within the Vasseur's Oak Grove Estates 1st and
2nd Additions, Otsego Acres 1st and 2nd Additions, Hidden Valley, Deer Field Acres, and Otsego Industrial Park subdivisions;
and
WHEREAS, the estimated costs to be incurred in the making of such improvement amount to $1,196,053; and
WHEREAS, the portion of the cost to be assessed against benefitted property owners is declared to be a total of $193,284;
and
WHEREAS, the portion of the cost of such improvement to be paid by the City is hereby declared to be the total estimated
costs of $1,196,053 less the assessed portion of $193,284; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Director has calculated the proper amount to be specially assessed for such improvement against every
assessable benefitting property, and that such proposed assessment has been completed and filed at City Hall for public
inspection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO, MINNESOTA:
1. A hearing shall be held at 7:00 PM on September 11, 2023, in the City Council Chambers at the Otsego Prairie Center,
located at 8899 Nashua Avenue NE, Otsego, MN 55330 to pass upon such proposed assessment. All persons owning
property affected by such improvement will be given an opportunity to be heard with reference to such assessment.
2. The City Clerl< is hereby directed to cause a notice of the hearing on the proposed assessment to be published once
in the official newspaper at least two weeks prior to the hearing, and shall state in the notice the total cost of the
improvement. The City Clerl< shall also cause mailed notice to be given to the owner of each parcel described in the
assessment roll not less than two weeks prior to the hearing.
3. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time prior to certification of the assessment to the county auditor,
pay the whole of the assessment on such property, with interest accrued to the date of payment, to the City, except
that no interest shall be charged if the entire assessment is paid within 30 days from the adoption of the assessment.
An owner may at any time thereafter, pay to the City the entire amount of the assessment remaining unpaid, with
interest accrued to December 31 of the year in which such payment is made. Such payment must be made before
November 15 or interest will be charged through December 31 of the succeeding year.
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ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 14th day of August, 2023,
MOTION BY: Goede
SECONDED BY: Dahl
INFAVOR: Stockamp, Dahl, Goede,
OPPOSED: Dunlap
and Moores
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CITY OF OTSEGO
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Jessica L. Stockamp, Mayor
ATTEST:
Audra Etzel, City Clerk