Public Engagement

Upcoming Opportunities

Sept. 2025 Improvement Hearing (Phase 4 Project)

The first of the two required public hearings for the final phase of downtown reconstruction work will be held at City Hall on Monday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. The proposed scope of work along with estimated costs and assessments will be shared. Anyone desiring to address the City Council about the project will be allowed to do so.

Oct. 2025 Assessment Hearing (Phase 3 Project)

The second of the two required public hearings for the third phase of downtown reconstruction work will be held at City Hall this fall. The final project and construction items will be shared along with the final project costs and final assessments. Anyone desiring to address the City Council about the project or about their assessment will be allowed to do so.

Winter 2025/26 Public Open House (Phase 4 Project)

If the City Council authorizes the final design of the project in the fall, all impacted properties will be invited to an open house during the final design phase of the project. Property owners will be able to engage the design team and ask any questions or discuss any concerns related to their property at this meeting.

Past Engagement

February 2025 Improvement Hearing

An open house for the Phase 3 project was held. Information about the final design and project schedule were shared and questions and concerns from property owners were addressed.

January 2025 Improvement Hearing

The first of two public hearings for the Phase 3 project was held. The project scope and estimated costs were discussed, and property owners were able to address the City Council. The Council authorized the final design of the project at this meeting.

November 2024 Assessment Hearing

The second of the two public hearings for the Phase 2 project was held. The final project costs, the timing/process for assessment payments, and a summary of the remaining construction items were shared. Property owners were able to address the City Council about the completed construction and about their final assessment. The City Council approved the final assessment roll at this meeting.

January 2024 Open House

An open house was held on Tuesday, January 30 to discuss Phase 2 of the Downtown Reconstruction project. Information about the final design and project schedule were shared and questions and concerns from property owners were addressed.

October 2023 Assessment Hearing

The second of the two public hearings for the Phase 1 project was held. The final project costs, the timing/process for assessment payments, and a summary of the remaining construction items were shared. Property owners were able to address the City Council about the completed construction and about their final assessment. The City Council approved the final assessment roll at this meeting. For property owners that do not prepay their assessment, the assessed amount will be on their Carver County tax statement beginning in 2024.

September 2023 Improvement Hearing

The first of two public hearings for the Phase 2 project was held. The project scope and estimated costs were discussed, and property owners were able to address the City Council. The Council authorized the final design of the project at a later City Council meeting on October 16, 2023.

February 2023 Open House

The purpose of this meeting was to share the progress on the final design, share the anticipated schedule moving forward, address any property concerns that may be able to be included in the design, and to answer questions.

Business / Property Owner Meetings – May 2022

The City hosted these meetings to present various street width and layout options for the Downtown Waconia Reconstruction Project.

June 2022 Open House

The City held a public open house on June 1, 2022 to gather input on the various street width and layout options for the Downtown Waconia Reconstruction Project.

Phase 1 Improvement Hearing – October 2022

The first of two public hearings for the Phase 1 project was held in October 2022. The project scope and estimated costs were discussed, and property owners were able to address the City Council. The Council authorized the final design of the project.

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CONTACT

JON HAUKAAS, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICES

City of Waconia

jhaukaas@waconia.org

952-442-4265

COLTON LEE, PROJECT MANAGER

Bolton & Menk, Inc.

colton.lee@bolton-menk.com

612-346-6059

JAKE SAULSBURY, P.E., CITY ENGINEER