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Resolution No. 4 - Confirming the Special Assessment Roll for the Stone School Road Sidewalk Gap Elimination Project Special Assessment District No. 64 (Eisenhower to Packard) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached and recommended for approval is Resolution 4 confirming the Special Assessment Roll for the Stone School Road Sidewalk Project Special Assessment District No. 64, File No. 23-1900 (Eisenhower to Packard).
In accordance with the City's Non-Motorized Plan and Complete Streets approach, staff proposes installing a new sidewalk to close gaps in the sidewalk network and provide a continuous pedestrian connection along the east side of Stone School Road from Eisenhower to Packard. This sidewalk gap scores in the "Highest" category in the City's sidewalk gap prioritization system, and staff has also received multiple requests from residents to have this gap in the network filled. Accordingly, this project was placed in the Capital Improvements Plan (TR-AT-22-15).
On October 2, 2023 City Council approved Resolution No. 1 directing the preparation of plans and specifications for the project and an estimated cost.
Per City Code, the cost of installing new sidewalk where none exists shall be borne by the parcels that benefit from it. Recent changes to City Code, following voter approval of the City's New Sidewalk Millage on November 3, 2020, allow for the construction of new sidewalks without special assessments, but non-taxable parcels are not eligible for funding from the New Sidewalk Millage.
The project includes the installation of new sidewalk within City right of way on seven parcels within the Charter Township of Pittsfield (township island parcels) which are not taxable by the City, and their share of the project costs are not eligible for funding from the new sidewalk millage, thus creating the need for the special assessment district.
Because the township island parcels are land outside the City, the City is unable to collect these amounts ...
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