St. Paul residents: July 21 legislative hearing set for sewer-repair assessments

The City of Saint Paul has adopted RES 26-724, approving the City’s cost of providing Emergency Sewer Repair on Private Property during the month of April 2026. The resolution also schedules two upcoming hearings as part of the City’s process to consider and levy assessments against specific benefited properties.

The City sets a legislative hearing on July 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and a City Council public hearing on September 2, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

Mark your calendar: two different hearings

• July 21, 2026 (10:00 a.m.): Legislative hearing tied to Assessment No. 268503. Location listed in RES 26-724: Room 330, Third Floor, City Hall Court House.
• September 2, 2026 (3:30 p.m.): City Council public hearing to consider and levy the assessments. Location listed in RES 26-724: Council Chambers of the Court House and City Hall Building.

The City’s legislative hearings calendar also lists July 21, 2026.

Check the assessment roll if you own a property

Whether an assessment could affect you depends on whether your address is included on the attached roll for this specific project: Assessment Roll J2602A.268503.

In the version posted with RES 26-724, the roll lists one parcel and shows a project total of $6,863.00, broken out into line items including Summary Abatement, DSI Administration Fee, Real Estate Administration Fee, and an Attorney Fee. (This is the charge total shown for the parcel on the roll attachment—amounts can vary by property.)

How the City’s assessment process works

Saint Paul’s published assessment-process overview describes the steps the City follows in these cases:

• Legislative hearing stage: The overview describes a legislative hearing officer stage that occurs before the City Council public hearing (the page notes this is for certain nuisance abatements reviewed at a property owner’s request).
• Notice for the City Council public hearing: The City says notice must appear in a newspaper/publication such as the Legal Ledger, and the City also mails notice to each affected property owner at least two weeks before the hearing date.
• City Council public hearing: The overview says the hearing gives affected property owners a chance to voice opinions about the proposed assessment; after testimony, the City Council usually closes the public hearing and votes (though the hearing or vote can be laid over).
• After levying: After the assessment has been levied, the City says staff mail invoices and owners have 30 days to pay without interest; after 30 days, interest may begin to accrue.
• Longer-term property-tax timing: The overview says the City certifies unpaid assessments to Ramsey County at the end of each calendar year, and those amounts can then appear on the county property tax statement mailed the following spring.

What to watch next

RES 26-724 sets up the process for Assessment No. 268503, with July 21 as an earlier legislative-hearing stage and September 2 as the City Council stage to consider and levy the assessments against the properties listed on the assessment roll.

If you think your property might be included, the practical step is to locate your address on Assessment Roll J2602A.268503 and note the two hearing dates: July 21, 2026 (10:00 a.m.) and September 2, 2026 (3:30 p.m.).

Sources

• Saint Paul: RES 26-724 (emergency sewer repair private-property assessments; includes July 21 legislative hearing time and Sept. 2 City Council hearing)
• Saint Paul legislative hearings calendar (July 21, 2026 entry)