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Review Request of Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 930 LAUREL AVENUE adopted by Council on December 17, 2025 under File RLH AR 25-99. (File No. CG25Q2B1, Assessment No. 250118)
Tax Assessment Worksheet
Postcard Returned by: Harini Mody
Cost: $496.15
Hauling Service(s) Provided: Unpaid Garbage Bill; April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Type of Order/Fee: Trash Hauling
Billing Time Period: Quarter 2 (April - June) 2025
Invoice Date(s): April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Garbage Hauler: FCC Environmental
Service Level: Three 35 gallon carts
Returned Mail/Notice Concerns?:
Stated Reason for Appeal (if given): PO was charged for six 35 gallon carts, but only has three 35 gallon carts at the property
Staff Comments: The PO was billed for six 35 gallon carts but should have been billed for three 35 gallon carts. This discrepancy likely stems from a data import error during the account transfer. However, the PO did not dispute the charges and paid the Quarter 2 bill on August 28, 2025. The PO also paid the Quarter 3 bill on Nov 19, 2025 without dispute. On February 16, 2026 the PO called PW to apply for cart sharing and the PW CSR informed the PO there was six carts at the property. We adjusted the Q3 and Q4 bill but were unable to adjust the Q2 bill because the window to dispute the charges has closed and the PO already paid the bill. Staff recommends reducing assessment to $248.07
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WHEREAS on December 17, 2025, the City Council of the City of Saint Paul adopted Council File No. AR 25-99 to Collection of Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during April to June 2025. (File No. CG25Q2B1, Assessment No. 250118); and
WHEREAS, the property at 930 Laurel Avenue, being described as: Merriam Park Third Addition to the City of St. Paul Lot 5 Blk 4, with the property identification number 04-28-23-24-0003 was assessed an amount of $82.69; and
WHEREAS, on February 16, 2026, property owner reached out to Garbage to request cart sharing. On Feb 17, 2026, property owner noticed they were double billed for 6 carts on the Q4 bill billing instead of 3 carts, and looked at past billed, and realized there was an error and recommends reducing the assessment from $496.15 to $248.07; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Hearing Officer will review this on April 9, 2026 Legislative Hearing to determine her recommendation; Now, Therefore, Be It
RESOLVED, that the reduction of $472, plus any accrued interests, be forthcoming.