7th Street Reconstruction - Correction
(Things happen so fast that sometimes even I don't get all the changes right. The scope of the 7th Street project has been reduced for this year with plans to continue the rest of the street into either 2006 or 2007.)
From time to time our streets need complete reconstruction instead of just a recovering of asphalt or a few potholes filled. In the past, city streets have been constructed with an expected lifetime of 30 years … with occasional resurfacing and pothole repair. Our new standards are to build or re-build them to last 50 years before a major reconstruction.
You will hear and learn more about this as we discuss the funding problems of street maintenance in the near future. We plan to have a series of informational meetings on the subject city-wide.
In the meantime, we in the 5th Ward will have a major reconstruction of 7th Street NW from Broadway to Cascade Bridge. The rest of 7th will be reconstructed either in 2006 or 2007. Affected property owners had been notified, given their assessments, and have been invited to a Public Informational Meeting. You should note that this may be one of the last projects to use the current assessment rate as we are investigating new rates for next year (the funding problem I mentioned above.)
The Public Information Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 4th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Conf Rm. 104, at the Government Center. Mailings went out to all abutting property owners April 18th
The rate we are using is $37.46 per front foot, the reconstruction rate for residential areas. Assessments account for approximately 25% of the total project cost. ($3,750,000)
The Project Hearing and Assessment Hearing in front of the City Council is planned for Monday, May 16, 2005.
From time to time our streets need complete reconstruction instead of just a recovering of asphalt or a few potholes filled. In the past, city streets have been constructed with an expected lifetime of 30 years … with occasional resurfacing and pothole repair. Our new standards are to build or re-build them to last 50 years before a major reconstruction.
You will hear and learn more about this as we discuss the funding problems of street maintenance in the near future. We plan to have a series of informational meetings on the subject city-wide.
In the meantime, we in the 5th Ward will have a major reconstruction of 7th Street NW from Broadway to Cascade Bridge. The rest of 7th will be reconstructed either in 2006 or 2007. Affected property owners had been notified, given their assessments, and have been invited to a Public Informational Meeting. You should note that this may be one of the last projects to use the current assessment rate as we are investigating new rates for next year (the funding problem I mentioned above.)
The Public Information Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 4th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Conf Rm. 104, at the Government Center. Mailings went out to all abutting property owners April 18th
The rate we are using is $37.46 per front foot, the reconstruction rate for residential areas. Assessments account for approximately 25% of the total project cost. ($3,750,000)
The Project Hearing and Assessment Hearing in front of the City Council is planned for Monday, May 16, 2005.
posted by Bob Nowicki | 12:10 PM
5 Comments:
While on the subject of 7th Street, I'm wondering about the progress of the Silver Lake Skatepark. There are plans on the park and rec's web page with plans to start spring 2005. Is there going to be a ground breaking ceremony for that? Are plans finalized? What type of input was there from users of the park (skaters & BMX bike riders?)? What is the planned completetion date. Is there any possibility of other "alternative sports" type of parks being included in the park system in the future? We have football, baseball, soccer and vollyball venues. What about a velodrome? A BMX track? Other "street skating" available obsticles? Bouldering climbing wall? etc.
Was wondering how the segway from the 7th Street reconstruction to the Silver Lake Skate Park was made until I remembered that they are both on 7th although on opposite sides of Broadway. Here's what I learned to answer your questions.
Park and Rec will correct their web site soon to reflect the change in status of their plans. There will not be any skate park construction in 2005. Apparently they are about $100,000 short at this time. There were several design meetings where reps from the skating community took part.
There are no plans for a velodrome/bmx track. Park and Rec is looking into several smaller climbing walls to be added to neighborhood parks this fall. Details are not yet available.
Wow. Thanks for the quick research. Very much appreciated.
A once a year ward meeting sounds good to me.
Thanks,
Larry Prokop
work on 7th from broadway west to cascade bridge is long over due; it is in very bad condition. thanks for getting the work started. 7th is a major east-west corridor for the near-north parts of rochester and many depend on it for shopping, work and fun.
Jon Peterson
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