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You responded to this issue several months ago, but as stated then, this is an ongoing issue. This unpaved street is supposed to be maintained by the city but is not except under duress. When the Pink Streets were repaved many years ago, a petition to leave this street unpaved was approved if residents bore the cost of the loss of matching federal? funding. We did; and the city agreed to maintain the street, which it originally did by laying gravel as needed. That fell through the cracks long ago and subsequent responses wrenched from officials have been stop-gap, short-term, grudging and ineffective. The Pink Streets provide high residential tax support and in return are due services without constant begging to officials. A city employee defended the maintenance as "alley" care. This is not an alley; it is the last block of the main thoroughfare in the Pink Streets, Serpentine Drive, comparable to Snell Isle Blvd. in Snell Isle. The mosquitoes breeding, the automobile damages, the liability for potential injuries suffered by the many dog walkers, joggers, bike riders, babies in strollers and retirees using this street through ancient trees are reasons enough to solve this problem. This chronic muddy potholed street reflects negatively on fine homes and potentially impacts government by dropping home values and reducing tax revenue, another reason to address the problem. It is just the right thing for the city to eliminate finally this long-term issue.
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A. 1800/1900 block of Serpentine Dr. So., St. Pete
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The pot holes will be referred to Pavement for maintenance.
Should you desire the street paved, please contact Special Assessments Program on the City Website for details.
As per current assessment policy established by City Council, abutting property owners are assessed for (100%) of the cost of new street and alley paving, sidewalk, and right-of-way restoration, while the City bears the cost of street and alley intersections, and storm drainage.
The cost of an individual lot assessment is determined by the front footage of that lot. The shorter side of a lot is always the front regardless of the direction any structure faces or the street address. The distinction is made since the side corner of a lot abutting proposed paving on the longer side is assessed at forty percent (40%) of front footage. For example, one hundred feet (100') of side footage would be assessed as forty feet (40') of front footage.
Every effort is made by ECID to fairly apply the assessment policy set by your City Council. If you have any questions regarding these procedures, please contact Tom Shemancik at (727) 892-5384.
City Council will hold a public hearing to receive public comments, written or oral, concerning the appropriateness of the paving improvements. The final estimated assessment rate will be determined at that time. Assessments will not be due and payable until the improvements are complete. Assessments must be paid in full within thirty (30) days from the date of the billing or in ten (10) equal annual installments with interest of eight percent (8%) payable annually on the unpaid balance.
Please contact Mr. Tom Shemancik, Special Assessments with questions regarding the process
City of St. Petersburg
Engineering & Capital Improvements Department
Municipal Services Center – 7th floor
P.O. Box 2842
St. Petersburg, FL 33731-2842
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