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Blackwell 
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Posted on: Sep. 10 2014,9:07 am |
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You hit the nail on the head MADDOG. The longer the city waits to fix these streets the more it is going to cost.
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Self-Banished
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Posted on: Sep. 10 2014,9:27 am |
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good pic AL, from what I noticed of it it's been neglected for quite awhile and it's got considerable washout. The longer they wait on it the more it'll cost.
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alcitizens
Albert Lea
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Posted on: Sep. 11 2014,5:11 pm |
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The Albert Lea City Council should be forced to drive up and down Virginia Place several times so they know what it feels like to ride a bucking bronco.. 
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twingroves
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Posted on: Sep. 11 2014,6:53 pm |
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like I said if they do not live on the street it does not get fixed
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MADDOG
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Posted on: Sep. 11 2014,6:56 pm |
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nzeroesc liarws minnow as one of the councilors for the area in question. Give him a call and ask him to meet with you. Tell him MADDOG sent you. I've known Al for a long time. He might be able to give you some answers.
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MADDOG
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Posted on: Sep. 14 2014,7:07 pm |
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Naw, nzeroesc stated that minnow is one of the councilors.
Don't know what happened to me typing "liarws"??
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nzeroesc
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Posted on: Sep. 15 2014,2:26 am |
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As a private party you absolutely are allowed to replace your sidewalk.
See: Permit to Construct Sidewalk or Curb Cut [PDF]
and
Curb Gutter Sidewalk and Driveway Packet [PDF]
And I assure you I am about the farthest you could get from being anyone that works for the city.
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Also want to add some more info for you regarding the street
Here is the specific page of the Capital Improvement Plan - Page 125 [PDF] noting the funding breakdown for Virginia Place as well as the construction proposal.
The city estimates $135000 in assessments. There are anywhere from 33-36 private assessable properties depending on if the city counts houses that do not have access or addresses on the street itself. There are 3 properties on the south end that have either Newton or 7th St addresses that are in question.
Without taking into account the exact assessment equation which factors in linear feet, dividing by 35 gives us an assessment value average of $3557 per property.
Assessment Policy
Per the assessment policy, there is a 10 year term for assessment values ranging from $2000-$10000. With an interest rate of 1-2% above bond, so lets just assume about 5%
A $3500 assessment over 10 years comes to an assessable value of about $370 annually for 10 years.
As I mentioned in a previous post, there are a fair amount of properties on that street that this dollar amount would double the property taxes for. Just something to be prepared for if you have an affected address.
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