Public Notice: Proposed 2022 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 2022 capital improvements are as follows:

 

Maplewood Mall SRF Loan Debt Service 91,848
Beltline and Battle Creek Tunnel Repair Debt Service 302,863
Targeted Retrofit Projects 1,500,000
BMP Stewardship Grant Fund 1,000,000
Project Repair and Maintenance 1,465,000
Wetland Restoration Projects 500,000
Flood Risk Reduction Fund 5,200,000

 

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 $10,059,710. Projected interest funds, grants and carry over funds will reduce the total proposed levy to $4,949,710.

 

TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING: The District will hold a remote public hearing on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 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      /S/  LARRY SWOPE

Larry Swope, President

Follow this link for a printable (pdf) version of this notice. Click this link for the proposed 2022 Budget and Levy summary.