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Property Maintenance Special Assessment Rolls

At a glance

  • What: Seven resolutions approving the annual special assessment rolls for city-performed property work: tree trimming, removal of dead or diseased trees, sidewalk replacement, snow removal, repair or demolition, weed mowing and litter removal.
  • Where it stands: All adopted August 11, 2026, 8-0 each.
  • Deadlines: Rolls were filed August 11; the one-installment assessments may be paid interest-free to the City Finance Office by September 10, 2026. Otherwise the first installment is due with general taxes at the County Treasurer's Office on January 1, 2027.

Details

Each assessment becomes a lien on the property when the roll is filed and is collected by the County Treasurer under Plan One, SDCL 9-43. Sponsor for each: Mayor.

  • Resolution 82-26, tree trimming: one installment, interest up to 6.25 percent. Moved by Merkouris, seconded by Basye.
  • Resolution 83-26, removal of dead, diseased or insect-infested trees and woody plants: seven annual installments at 6.50 percent; pay interest-free within 30 days of filing. Moved by Thomason, seconded by Oppenheimer.
  • Resolution 84-26, removal and replacement of concrete sidewalk: five annual installments at 6.25 percent. Moved by Sigette, seconded by Basye.
  • Resolution 85-26, snow removal: one installment, up to 6.25 percent. Moved by Thomason, seconded by Spellerberg.
  • Resolution 86-26, repair or demolition of real property: one installment, up to 6.25 percent. Moved by Sigette, seconded by Okuwe.
  • Resolution 87-26, mowing of weeds and grasses: one installment, up to 6.25 percent. Moved by Basye, seconded by Thomason.
  • Resolution 88-26, litter removal: one installment, up to 6.25 percent. Moved by Sigette, seconded by Spellerberg.

Every roll call was 8-0. The minutes do not give dollar totals or the number of properties assessed. Related budget-season assessment: Street Maintenance Front Foot Assessment.

Sources

Log

2026-08-11 - City Council

Resolutions 82-26 to 88-26 adopted, each 8-0 (Items 22 to 28).

2026-07-21 - City Council

Consent Items 25 to 31 set the August 11, 2026 hearings on the seven special assessment roll resolutions (snow removal, litter removal, weed mowing, tree trimming, repair or demolition, sidewalk replacement, dead or diseased tree removal). Consent agenda approved 8-0.