Council approves special assessment policy changes
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The City Council adopted amendments to Saint Paul’s 2024 Special Assessment Policies. It also approved the city’s cost for private-property sanitary sewer service-line repairs and scheduled a September 16, 2026, public hearing on assessments for affected properties.
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What this means
The policy changes may affect how certain property-related costs are assessed to property owners. The council advanced assessments for private sanitary sewer repairs but will hold a public hearing before considering the individual charges. The council also acted on several property-maintenance and code-enforcement cases, including granting 180 days for rehabilitation or removal of structures at 594–596 Reaney Avenue.
Key decisions
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- Adopted amendments to the 2024 Special Assessment Policies.
- Approved the city’s cost for repairing sanitary sewer service lines on private properties and set September 16, 2026, for a public hearing on the related assessments.
- Adopted legislative-hearing actions involving nuisance abatement, a fire inspection appeal, and a tall-grass or weed notice; the compliance deadline for 444 Johnson Parkway was extended to September 14, 2026.
- Ordered rehabilitation or razing and removal of structures at 594–596 Reaney Avenue, amended to grant 180 days.
- Received and filed authorization for the Police Department to reallocate activity budget within the Police General Fund.
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