How did we get here?

The City’s Utility Fund covers the cost of curb and gutter and other utility improvements in a neighborhood roadway reconstruction project. Residents are currently assessed the cost of street reconstruction. Recent estimates for special assessments in neighborhoods with larger lots have climbed to over $30,000, a figure with which members of the City Council are not comfortable. The City Council delayed a project in the Prospect Knolls Neighborhood late last year until after a task force appointed by the City Manager could study the funding issue and make recommendations.

The City Manager’s Street Funding Task Force was announced at the City Council meeting on June 16. The Task Force has been meeting for eight months, worked to find sustainable solutions viewed as equitable while maintaining roadways to the current standard. The group believes a change is necessary.

The Task Forces Vision Statement is to develop a funding solution that is:

1. viewed by a plurality of residents as equitable,
2. able to maintain Edina's roadways to the City's standard, and
3. financially and legally sustainable.