Nastrom v. City of Blaine

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

The City of Blaine appeals the trial court’s determination that the city council authorized public improvements by an inadequate number of votes, thereby invalidating special assessments. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

FACTS

Since 1978, respondents Dennis and Char Nastrom have owned approximately five acres of land, used as a homestead, in the City of Blaine. Before 1987, no street or public improvements adjacent to their land had been proposed or approved.

In 1987, the city engineering staff began preliminary work on Project 87-11, an un-petitioned plan for…