NOTICE OF PUBLIC ASSESSMENT HEARING
2025 UNPAID SPECIAL CHARGES INCURRED BY THE CITY FOR
DELINQUENT UTILITY CHARGES & MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES
IN THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Prior Lake, Minnesota will meet in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 4646 Dakota Street SE, on Tuesday, the 28th of October 2025 at 7:00 P.M. to consider the assessment of the following:
TOTAL CITY-WIDE SPECIAL CHARGES PROPOSED TO BE ASSESSED
Special Charges
Unpaid Amount
Delinquent Utility Charges
$146,065.93
False Alarm Fees
$550.00
The City-Wide estimated total of the assessment roll is $146,065.93. For an individual property owner’s delinquent charges, see the proposed assessment roll on file in the City Manager’s office.
Assessments for Snow Removal, Landscaping, Nuisance Abatement, Mowing, Delinquent Utility Charges and False Alarms shall be payable pursuant to Minnesota Statute 429.101 and Sections 8-20, 5-101, 5-204 and 7-109 of the City Code in one (1) single installment payable in 2026. The single installment shall include the annual principal, a delinquent assessment administration charge of $100 ($125 for Spring Lake Township) plus interest calculated from the date of the adoption of the assessment resolution to the end of 2025 plus twelve (12) months of the next year and shall bear interest at the rate of 5.75% per annum.
The proposed assessment roll is on file in the City Manager’s office and any written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment unless a signed, written objection is filed with the City Manager prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. An appeal to district court may be made by serving notice upon the Mayor or City Manager within 30 days after adoption of the assessment roll and filing such notice with district court within 10 days after service upon the Mayor or City Manager. The City also has adopted a deferred assessment ordinance whereby the City Council may defer the payment of special assessments for those individuals who are permanently disabled or have attained the age of 65 or older. Guideline criteria and applications are available at City Hall. Applications must be made within 30 days following the adoption of the assessment roll by the City Council.
Dated: September 23, 2025
By Order of the City Council
/s/ Jason Wedel
City Manager
Published on the City of Prior Lake website on September 30, 2025.
Posted on Prior Lake News Compass website (www.plnewscompass.org) on Oct. 2, 2025.