2012 Seal Coating Project

For many years, the City has been seal coating roads on a 7-year rotation. In the past, residents on streets that were seal coated in a given year were assessed for 50% of the cost of the seal coating for that year. While we will continue to seal coat in 2012, the source of funding for the project has changed. As part of the budget process for 2012, Council included funds to pay 100% of the cost of seal coating from the levy.

By including the cost of future seal coating in the levy, Council has eliminated the assessment associated with the annual seal coating project. What this means is that residents will no longer get notices of proposed assessments in the mail in January, and they will not get notices in the fall informing them that they will owe an assessment for the project, and ultimately they will not be assessed for the project.

The seal coating process will be the same as it has been in past years. First, crack sealing will be done in the seal coat areas in the spring. Then in July, the roads will be seal coated.  Within a week or two after seal coating, the streets will be swept to remove the loose rocks, and the project will be complete. If you live in one of the areas on the map below, please be aware that no parking signs will be installed 24-48 hours in advance of the crack sealing and seal coating operations. We need vehicles to be removed from the street during these operations so that the contractor can complete their work. The no-parking will typically not last more than one day for each operation.

Any questions about the annual seal coating project should be directed to Kevin Schorzman at (651) 280-6841 or kschorzman@ci.farmington.mn.us.

• 2012 Seal Coat Areas Map
  

Photo of 195th Street and bridge provided by Erdahl Aerial Photos.

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