GLADSTONE — The Gladstone City Commission will discuss the 4th Street Infrastructure Project Special Assessment Roll. It was completed by Assessor Janice Ketcham on the 4th Street Infrastructure Project Special Assessment District.

The special assessment district goes along 4th Street between Minneapolis Avenue and Delta Avenue, then about two blocks south just short of 6th Street. Ketcham assessed 5,253 frontal footage of owners property in the special assessment district and reported the total received to the city will be $125,021.40, $8,334.76 a year for 15 years.

“The 4th Street job is basically for asphalt, curb and gutter replacement,” said Gladstone City Manager Eric Buckman.

It consists of street reconstruction including paving, repaving, curb and gutter replacement, sidewalk, sidewalk ramp reconstruction, storm sewer improvements, and all necessary attachments.

The 9th Street Project and 4th Street Project are two different jobs. Four years ago the 4th Street scope of work was created. Gladstone was told they were receiving a federal grant funneled through the Michigan Department of Transportation. That grant would have paid for 80% of the project, but the grant fell through.

“The project was started and 20% of the work was completed,” said Buckman. “Then we were notified no one was receiving the grant so the project was shut down.”

The project sat dormant until the 9th Street Project started. A portion of the work crossed over into the 4th Street scope of work.

“There a main trunkline for sewers on 4th street,” said Buckman. “That’s been dug up, taken care of, and returned to gravel until it’s paved by Payne and Dolan.”

Payne and Dolan, the main contractor of the 4th Street Project, had a pre-construction meeting over ZOOM Friday, July 17, and plan to start work in August or early September.

“Between the 9th Street and 4th Street projects three contractors are all working together. Oberstar is the main contractor over the 9th Street Project and Bacco (Construction) and Payne and Dolan are sub contractors. Where as Payne and Dolan is the main contractor on the 4th Street work and Bacco and Oberstar are the subs,” said Buckman. “With all three construction companies together the two projects should flow into each other.”

According to Buckman there are only two parcels that fell under both the 4th Street and 9th Street special assessment districts.

“Those two are assessed in the 9th Street district,” Buckman said. “All other owners in the two districts would not see an overlap, unless maybe a landlord that owns more than one property.”

Tonight is the final step in creating a special assessment for the 4th Street Project.

“The processes is governed by state law,” said Buckman. “First a district is established, an estimate is created, the owners are told how the assessment is happening … four steps.”

Owners in the special assessment districts will see the market value on their homes increase because of the public improvements, according to the city.