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stormwater utility funds needs to be considered. <br />There are many considerations that need to be evaluated for a street rehabilitation program. This <br />report discusses the available techniques and estimated costs. Each street will need to be <br />evaluated to determine the most cost effective and appropriate method for repair <br />To determine an approximate estimate of annual cost an estimated design life for projects of 20 <br />years is reasonable. Estimated cost range from $75,000 to $1,000,000/ mile depending on the <br />type of projeet selected. For estimating purposes a cost of $200,000/ mile will be used. This is <br />based on c majority of less expensive projects and several high cost reconstruction projects. <br />The City has 50 miles of non state aid streets and based on a 25-year design life 2.0 miles of <br />streets need to be repaired each year at an estimated cost of 200,000/mile this results in an <br />average annual cost of $400,000/year. This is a long term average, and most years, the actual <br />costs will be much lower, but in years when a major project is completed the costs will be much <br />higher and bonding may be appropriate for these projects. However, debt service payments must <br />be made every year on these bonds and smaller projects also need to be completed. In <br />conclusion, the use of $400,000 as an average annual cost of a street rehabilitation program is <br />recommended for consideration. Based on funding 50% of these costs through the tax levy, the <br />recommendation is to increase the annual levy for street rehabilitation to $200,000.