Public Notice – Proposed 2021 Capital Improvements Program
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING THE RAMSEY-WASHINGTON METRO WATERSHED DISTRICT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
Notice is hereby given that the Managers of Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
{“District”) are proceeding with its Capital Improvements Program {“CIP”) as provided by Minn. Stat. §103B.251.
NATURE OF IMPROVEMENT: The 2021 capital improvements are as follows:
| District Office Building Bond Payment | 194,885 |
| Maplewood Mall SRF Loan Debt Service | 92,238 |
| Beltline and Battle Creek Tunnel Repair Debt Service | 302,663 |
| Targeted Retrofit Projects | 2,012,000 |
| BMP Stewardship Grant Fund | 800,000 |
| Project Repair and Maintenance | 1,325,000 |
| Volume Reduction Opportunity Fund | 1,600,000 |
| Wetland Restoration Projects | 500,000 |
| Flood Damage Reduction Fund | 4,000,000 |
AD VALOREM TAXES: The costs of these improvements will be paid by ad valorem taxes on all property in the District, as provided by Minn. Stat. §103B.251. The proposed budget will be
$10,824,786. Projected interest funds, grants and carry over funds will reduce the total proposed levy to $4,702,123.
TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING: The District will hold a remote public hearing on Wednesday, September 2, 2020at 6:30 p.m. via telephone or web conference in lieu of an in-person meeting pursuant to Minn. Stat. §103B.251 and §13D.021. Access information can be found on the District’s website. Comments may be submitted in writing prior to said hearing or made in person at said hearing.
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MAY APPEAR BEFORE THE MANAGERS AT SAID TIME AND PLACE AND PRESENT THEIR COMMENTS, CONCERNS, AGREEMENTS OR OBJECTIONS, IF ANY.
Written comments mailed to the District Office and received prior to the hearing will be reviewed at the meeting.
AUTHORITY: The District is acting pursuant to Minn. Stat. §103B.251.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE RAMSEY-WASHINGTON METRO WATERSHED DISTRICT.
By /5/ MARJ EBENSTEINER
Marj Ebensteiner, President
Follow this link for a printable (pdf) version of this notice. Click this link for the proposed 2020 Budget and Levy summary.