City Council Resolution 2024-89CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-89
DECLARING COSTS TO BE ASSESSED, ORDERING PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL, AND
CALLING FOR AN ASSESSMENT HEARING TO ADOPT AN ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE
DOWNTOWN ROADWAY AND PEDESTRIAN PROJECT
WHEREAS, contracts have been let and the improvements have been made that
included roadway, sidewalk, utility, lighting, and landscaping improvements to River Street
between Locust Street and Hwy 25, Walnut Street between River Street and Broadway Street,
and Broadway Street between 500' east of Jerry Liefert Drive to Hwy 25; and other necessary
appurtenant work; and:
WHEREAS, the total costs of the improvements are $12,715,272;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council hereby determines that a portion of the project shall be assessed
against benefitted property owners based upon benefits received without regard to
cash valuation.
2. The City Clerk shall forthwith calculate the proper amount to be specially assessed for
such improvement against every assessable lot, piece or parcel of land without regard to
cash valuation as provided by law, and he shall file a copy of such proposed assessment
in their office for public inspection.
3. A hearing shall be held on the 28th day of October, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers at the Monticello Community Center to pass upon such proposed assessment
and at such time and place all persons owning property affected by such improvement
will be given an opportunity to be heard with reference to such assessment.
4. The City Clerk 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 Clerk
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.
5. 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. If the assessment is not prepaid by November 27, 2024, the assessment
shall be turned over to the County Auditor to be placed on the tax rolls for the following
year and will accrue interest at the rate of 10% from the date of the public hearing. In
subsequent years, the property owner may at any time thereafter, pay to the City the
balance of the assessment remaining unpaid after the current year, provided such
payment is made prior to November 15tn
6. The City Clerk shall forthwith transmit a certification of this assessment to the county
auditor to be extended on the property tax lists of the county. Such assessments shall
be collected and paid over in the same manner as other municipal taxes.
ADOPTED BYthe Monticello City Council this 23rd day of September, 2024.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
Lloyd Hilgart, "Mayor
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