HomeMy WebLinkAboutWeinmann - PM Special Assessment ObjectionOctober 15, 2024
Attn: City of Cottage Grove — Special Assessments
I would like to submit a formal objection to the special assessment for the road repair project in the
Prestige Estates neighborhood of Cottage Grove. According to the Constitution of Minnesota, Article X:
Taxation, "The legislature may authorize municipal corporations to levy and collect assessments for local
improvements upon property benefited thereby without regard to cash valuation." This project does not
provide a benefit to property owners and therefore cannot be brought forward as a special assessment.
Any property value gained from the repair (if any) is only recovering property value back, which had
been lost due to the degradation of the road, which is owned by the city. This is a routine maintenance
project that contains no special benefit to property owners. The use of a special assessment for this
project is a violation of the Constitution of Minnesota, and therefore, is unlawful. Any attempt to place a
special assessment on Parcel 10.027.21.43.0071 will be appealed to the District Court.