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City of New Brighton GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Streets scheduled for reconstruction in 2010 have been selected based on their age, condition, maintenance history,and requests from residents for the street to be rehabilitated. PROCESS &PROPOSED SCHEDULE • Informational meeting with property owners within the project area(October 2009). • Staff prepares a Feasibility Report based on input from the informational meeting. • Feasibility Report presented to the City Council and Public Improvement Hearing date set. (November,2009) • Residents notified of date and time of Public Improvement Hearing. • Public Improvement Hearing is held at which time City Council orders or abandons the project. (December 2009) • St.Anthony prepares plans and specifications. • Advertise for bids. • Open bids and award contract. • Construction(May-September 2010) • Assessment Hearing(October, 2011) PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION STREET SURFACING will be reconstructed to the original 9 ton design. CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER will be removed and replaced with utility work. STORM SEWER will be installed where necessary or as required by the City Comprehensive Drainage Plan. WATER AND SEWER UTILITY improvements and repairs will be completed during the early stages of construction as necessary. FINANCING STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS STREET SURFACING is proposed to be paid for by a combination of a city wide tax, Municipal State Aid Funds, and special assessments against benefiting property owners in the project area.According to the New Brighton Comprehensive Street Plan, 75 percent of the street surfacing and curb and gutter repair is paid for by taxes,and 25 percent of the street surfacing and curb and gutter repair is special assessed. STORM SEWER improvements are proposed to be paid for by the City's Storm Water Management Fund. PRIVATE SEWER AND WATER SERVICE repair costs are the responsibility of the property owner. CITY WATER AND SEWER UTILITY improvements and repairs are proposed to be paid for from the appropriate city utility fund. Please call (651)638-2050 or stop in City Hall and visit with the Engineering Department if you have any questions regarding Street Reconstruction projects.