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Legislative Hearings — Special Tax Assessments (Nov. 13, 2025)

Saint PaulNov 13, 20253 min read

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The Legislative Hearings (Marcia Moermond, Hearing Officer) on Nov. 13, 2025 in Room 330 City Hall & Court House/Remote considered appealed special tax assessments related to garbage and yard-waste billing. Staff (Jillian Barden) and the Hearing Officer recommended deleting or reducing numerous assessments due largely to billing errors and hauler/transition issues; most items were referred to the City Council for final action (due back 12/17/2025). One appeal (1517 Van Buren Avenue) was approved. Multiple roll items ratifying city costs for collection of delinquent garbage/yard waste bills were also referred to Council.

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RLH TA 25-427 (263 Colborne St.): staff and Hearing Officer recommended deletion; referred to City Council (due 12/17/2025).
RLH TA 25-445 & RLH TA 25-446 (629 Hall Ave.): recommended deletion of assessments related to yard-waste/garbage billing errors; referred to City Council (due 12/17/2025).
RLH TA 25-443 (2030 Pinehurst Ave.): recommended deletion due to hauler transition/record transfer issues; referred to City Council (due 12/17/2025).
RLH TA 25-447 (211 Stevens St. West): recommended deletion due to vacancy/flood and registration timing; referred to City Council (due 12/17/2025).
RLH TA 25-444 (1142 Farrington St.): recommended reduction of Quarter 2 bill from $357.75 to $273.39; referred to City Council (due 12/17/2025).
RLH TA 25-449 (11 Como Ave, Unit 1): recommended reduction from $275.06 to $137.53 due to incorrect cart counts; referred to City Council (due 12/17/2025).
RLH TA 25-450 (11 Como Ave, Unit 3): recommended deletion because unit was uninhabitable and should have had an unoccupied registration; referred to City Council (due 12/17/2025).
RLH TA 25-435 (545 Como Ave.), RLH TA 25-426 (1544 Edgcumbe Rd.), RLH TA 25-419 (1112 Marion St.), RLH TA 25-448 (645 Saratoga St. S.), RLH TA 25-438 (1912 Upper Afton Rd.): recommended deletions where yard-waste charges were applied without a cart or service; referred to City Council (due 12/17/2025).
RLH TA 25-439 (667 Fourth St. E.): recommended deletion where service holds should have been backdated for vacant units; referred to City Council (due 12/17/2025).
RLH TA 25-436 (815 Marshall Ave.): recommended deletion due to account cancellation/decedent and no cart on site; referred to City Council (due 12/17/2025).
RLH TA 25-440 (1387 Thomas Ave.): recommended deletion due to failure to apply a backdated service hold after owner notification; referred to City Council (due 12/17/2025).
SR 25-246 (Review request re: 1517 Van Buren Ave., RLH AR 25-62): staff and Hearing Officer recommended approving the assessment (appeal denied).
RLH AR 25-99 through RLH AR 25-104 (rolls): ratifying assessments for the City's cost of collecting delinquent garbage and yard-waste bills (April–June 2025) — all referred to City Council (due 12/17/2025).

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