CIty of Harmony

CITY OF HARMONY IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS
This may affect your 2026 property taxes.

The Board of Appeal and Equalization for Harmony will meet on April 15th, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the council room. The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether taxable property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and classified by the assessor, and to determine whether corrections need to be made.

If you believe the value or classification of your property is incorrect, please contact your assessor’s office to discuss your concerns. If you disagree with the valuation or classification after discussing it with your assessor, you may appear before the local Board of Appeal and Equalization. The board will review your assessments and may make corrections as needed. Generally, an appearance before your local board of appeal and equalization is required by law before an appeal can be taken to the county board of appeal and equalization.

Alissa Stelpflug, Administrator/City Clerk
City of Harmony
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The City of Harmony is accepting applications for one Summer Maintenance Worker until 4:00 PM, March 24, 2025.

This is a seasonal part-time position for up to 40 hours per week, with duties of grounds keeping and general maintenance activities for the months of May-September. Must be 16 years or older.

For application and further information contact:
City of Harmony, 225 Third Street SW,
P.O. Box 488, Harmony, MN 55939-0488.
(507) 886-8122
Email: cityoffice@harmonymn.gov

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The City of Harmony Wastewater Treatment Plant has observed a rise in FOG.
Read below to learn what FOG is, the issues it can cause, and how proper disposal can make a positive impact.

What is FOG?
FOG (Fats, Oils, and Grease) originates from meat fats used in cooking, food scraps, cooking oil, shortening, lard, butter, margarine, gravy, and various food products such as mayonnaise, salad dressings, sour cream, and other high-fat foods.

Problems From FOG:

• Clogged drains or toilets in your home/business
• Raw sewage overflowing into your home/business or the house next door, resulting unnecessary and expensive cleanup costs
• Overflows of raw sewage into your local streets, parks, yards and streams
• Potential contact with disease-causing organisms
• Higher operating and maintenance costs, potentially resulting in higher sewer bills to you.

How to Correctly Dispose of FOG:

• Never pour FOG into your sink or toilet
• Don’t put food scraps down the drain
• Pour and wipe grease from cooking pans into a can (coffee can works well)
• Dispose of cooled grease and fats in the trash
• Recycle all used fryer oils
• Perform regular maintenance on your grease trap or interceptor (if you have one)

Per § 51.130, authorized City employees are permitted to enter properties for the purpose of inspection.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City of Harmony, Minnesota, will meet at 7:00 p.m. on November 12, 2024 to consider, and possibly adopt, the proposed assessment for roadway improvements to the below streets. This meeting will be held in the Council Room of the Harmony Community Center, 225 3^rd Ave SW Harmony, MN 55939.

Adoption of the proposed assessment may occur at the hearing.

• 4^th Street NE
• 4^th Street NW
• Portions of 2^nd Ave NE
• Portions of 5^th St NE
• Main Street Alleyway between 1^st St NE and Center St E

The total cost of the entire project is the sum of $1,794,528.18 of which $554,342.44 is the sum proposed to be assessed against the benefited properties for street improvements, which are those properties abutting the streets described above, all within the City of Harmony, Minnesota. The proposed assessment roll is on file for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk.  Written and oral objections will be considered at the above hearing.

No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment adopted by the City Council at the above hearing unless a written objection is signed by the affected property owner and filed with the City Clerk prior to the assessment hearing or presented to the presiding officer at said hearing.  Any owner aggrieved by the adoption of any assessment adopted at the above hearing, may appeal to the District Court of Fillmore County, Minnesota, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 429.081, by serving a notice of appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Harmony within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment, and by filing such Notice and proof of such service with the Clerk of the District Court, Preston, Minnesota, within ten (10) days after said service upon the Mayor or City Clerk.

Property owners are further advised that Minnesota Statutes Sections 435.193 to 435.195 grant the City of Harmony the authority to enact an ordinance deferring payment on any assessment levied by the City against homestead property owned by a person of 65 years of age or older, or retired by virtue of a permanent and total disability for whom it would be a hardship to make the payments.  These sections further provide for a procedure whereby any qualified homeowner may make application for deferral of payment of any such assessments.  A copy of Minnesota Statutes Section 435.193 to 435.195 is on file in the office of the City Clerk and available for inspection by the public.

Dated this 22^nd day of October, 2024.

Alissa Stelpflug
City Administrator/Clerk

Published in the Fillmore County Journal on October 28^th and November 4^th, 2024

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