The city plans to take bids for the street work and be ready to begin the project in spring 2000. The decision to use sales tax revenue for the street work came about after the City Council noted that many residents were interested in seeing street improvements. A number of residents wanted curb and guttering added to the streets that didn't have it yet, so the board offered to pay a portion of the improvement costs, leaving property owners with a smaller portion to cover themselves. Resale value of homes will go up more than the actual cost of having it done. Paying only one-third of the cost sounds like a bargain to me.
Property owners look forward to benefits from the project.
They expect that, with curbs installed, snow removal will be easier and done more cleanly. Property lines also should be clearer, yard boundaries more definite, drainage less of a problem, and the community generally more attractive. And you are never going to do it any cheaper. The city is asking for approval from all landowners on both sides of a street before they schedule it for improvement. That way, curb and guttering can be installed on the entire stretch at once.