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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 5/10/2019 <br />Newspaper Publication Page 16 <br />See also Minn. Stat. Ch. 429. Although there are mailing requirements in addition to the publication <br />requirements, the mailing requirements are not within the scope of this <br />memo and will not be discussed. <br /> (1) Improvement hearings <br />Minn. Stat. § 429.031, subd. <br />1. A city must hold a public hearing (commonly called the improvement <br />hearing) on the proposed improvement before it: <br /> • Awards a contract for an improvement. <br />• Orders the improvement made by day labor. <br />• Assesses any portion of the cost of an improvement to be made under a <br />cooperative agreement with the state or another political subdivision. <br />Minn. Stat. § 429.031, subd. <br />1. Notice of the hearing must be published twice in the city’s official <br />newspaper. The notices must be a week apart and the hearing must be at <br />least three days after the second publication. The notice must include the <br />following: <br /> • The date of the hearing. <br />• The time of the hearing. <br />• The place of the hearing. <br />• The general nature of the improvement. <br />• The estimated cost of the improvement. <br />• The area proposed to be assessed. <br /> (2) Assessment hearings <br />Minn. Stat. § 429.061, subd. <br />1. Before assessing the cost of an improvement to any property, the city must <br />hold a hearing on the proposed assessment (commonly called the <br />assessment hearing). The clerk must publish notice of the hearing no less <br />than two weeks prior to the hearing. The notice must include the <br />following: <br /> • The date of the hearing. <br />• The time of the hearing. <br />• The place of the hearing. <br />• The general nature of the improvement. <br />• The area proposed to be assessed. <br />• The total amount of the proposed assessment. <br />• The statement that the proposed assessment roll is on file with the <br />clerk. <br />• The statement that written or oral objections to the assessment by any <br />property owner will be considered. <br />• Statements concerning legal appeals, deferments of assessments, and <br />information regarding the rights of property owners under certain <br />statutes.