PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLISH
(September 2, 9, 2025)
STATE OF
MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF BROWN
FIFTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT DISTRICT
COURT PROBATE
DIVISION
Court File No.
08-PR-25- 796
Estate of Robert Arthur
Roberts a/k/a Robert
A. Roberts, Robert
Roberts,
Decedent
NOTICE AND ORDER
OF HEARING ON
PETITION FOR FOR-
MAL ADJUDICATION
OF INTESTACY,
DETERMINATION OF
HEIRSHIP, APPOINT-
MENT OF
CO-PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVES
AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
It is Ordered and No-
tice is given that on
Oct. 1, 2025, at 10:15
a.m., a hearing will be
held in this Court at 14
South State Street,
New Ulm, Minnesota,
for the adjudication of
intestacy and determi-
nation of heirship of the
Decedent, and for the
appointment of Gail
Fromm, whose ad-
dress is 13096 Co Hwy
34, Claremont, MN,
55924 and Gina Paul-
son, whose address is
3327 S Lake Miltona
Drive NE, Miltona, MN,
56354, as Co-Personal
Representatives of the
Estate of the Decedent
in an UNSUPER-
VISED administration.
Any objections to the
petition must be filed
with the Court prior to
or raised at the hear-
ing. If proper and if no
objections are filed or
raised, the
Co-Personal
Representatives will be
appointed with full
power to administer
the Estate, including
the power to collect all
assets, to pay all legal
debts, claims, taxes
and expenses, to sell
real and personal pro-
perty, and to do all
necessary acts for the
Estate.
Notice is also given
that (subject to Min-
nesota Statutes section
524.3-801) all creditors
having claims against
the Estate are required
to present the claims to
the Co-Personal
Representatives or to
the Court Administrator
within four months after
the date of this Notice
or the claims will be
barred.
Dated: Aug. 28, 2025
BY THE COURT
/s/ Andrea J. Lieser
Judge of District Court
Dated: Aug. 28, 2025
By:/s/ Sara-Ann Covich
Court Administrator
Deputy
Attorney for Petitioner
Jeremy M. Berg
Blethen Berens
219 N Broadway, Suite
C, P.O. Box 428
New Ulm, MN, 56073
Attorney License No:
0387424
Telephone:
(507) 233-3900
FAX: (507) 354-7297
Email: jberg@blethen
berens.com
PUBLISH
(Sept. 2, 9, 2025)
NOTICE OF HEARING
ON FINAL SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT ROLL
NOTICE IS HEREBY
given that the City
Council will meet on
Tuesday, September
16, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.
at the Council
Chambers in City Hall,
100 North Broadway in
the City of New Ulm,
Minnesota, 56073 to
consider and adopt the
final special assess-
ment prepared by the
City Manager to defray
the cost of the follow-
ing improvements:
FINAL ASSESSMENT
ROLL FOR THE 2024
SURFACE RECON-
STRUCTION PRO-
JECT
The improvements
constructed on this
project that are being
specially assessed at
this time are as fol-
lows:
1. 8th South Street
from Valley Street to
Front Street
2. 7th South Street
from CP Railway to
Front Street
3. 5th South Street
from Valley Street to
Front Street
4. 13th South Street
from Minnesota Street
to German Street
5. German Street from
19th North Street to
20th North Street
6. 3rd North Street
from State Street to
Washington Street
7. Courtland Circle
from Jonathon Drive to
Terminus
8. Payne Street from
16th North Street to
North Terminus
9. 10th South Street
from Valley Street to
Front Street
The proposed assess-
ment rolls are on file
for public inspection at
the City Finance
Department. The fol-
lowing is a summary of
the costs of these im-
provements:
2024 Surface Recon-
struction Project
Amount Proposed
Total Cost
$461,729.00
To Be Assessed
$ 158,360.00 Written
or oral objections will
be considered at the
public hearing. No ap-
peal may be taken as
to the amount of an as-
sessment unless a
signed, written objec-
tion is filed with the Fi-
nance Director prior to
the hearing or present-
ed to the presiding off-
icer at the hearing.
After the public hearing
the City Council may
adopt the proposed
special assessment
roll. You will have 30
days from the adoption
date to pay the entire
final special assess-
ment amount without
interest to the City Hall
Finance Office. After
such time, you may
pay to the Brown
County
Auditor-Treasurer’s Of-
fice the entire amount
of the assessment
remaining unpaid, plus
the interest accrued to
December 31st of the
year in which such
payment is made.
Such payment to the
County must be made
before November 15th
or interest will be
charged through De-
cember 31st of the
succeeding year. The
unpaid balance of any
assessment will be
levied by Brown Coun-
ty and will be collected
as an assessment on
your property tax state-
ment over a ten (10)
year period along with
a 4.95% percent sim-
ple interest charge on
the unpaid balance.
An owner may appeal
an assessment to dis-
trict court pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes
Section 429.081 by
serving notice of the
appeal upon the Mayor
or Finance Director of
the City within 30 days
after the adoption of
the assessment and fil-
ing such notice with the
district court within ten
days after service upon
the Mayor or Finance
Director.
Under Minnesota Sta-
tutes 435.193 to
435.195 the Council
may, in its discretion,
defer the payment of
this special assess-
ment for: any home-
stead property owned
by a person 65 years
of age or older for
whom it would be a
hardship to make these
payments. When
deferment of the spe-
cial assessment has
been granted and is
terminated for any rea-
son provided by law,
all amounts accumulat-
ed plus applicable in-
terest become due.
Any assessed property
owner meeting the re-
quirements of this law
and City Code Section
2.80 adopted under it
may, within 30 days of
the confirmation of the
assessment apply to
the Finance Director on
such forms as are
prescribed by the
County Auditor for
such deferral of pay-
ment of this special as-
sessment on his pro-
perty.
www.newulmmn.gov
Questions regarding
the proposed assess-
ment should be direct-
ed to the City
Engineer’s Office at
(507) 359-8380.
Dated at New Ulm,
Minnesota this 15th
day of July 2025.
BY ORDER OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
Nicole L. Jorgensen
Finance Director
PUBLISH
(Sept. 2, 9, 2025)
NOTICE OF HEARING
ON FINAL SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT ROLL
NOTICE IS HEREBY
given that the City
Council will hold a pub-
lic hearing on Tuesday,
September 16, 2025 at
4:30 p.m. at the Coun-
cil Chambers in City
Hall, 100 North Broad-
way in the City of New
Ulm, Minnesota, and
consider adoption of
the final special as-
sessment prepared by
the City Manager to
defray the cost of the
following improve-
ments:
FINAL ASSESSMENT
ROLL FOR THE
2024 UTILITY,
STREET AND ALLEY
IMPROVEMENTS –
GROUP I
The Improvements
constructed on this
project are as follows:
1. German Street from
Center Street to 3rd
North Street. Recon-
struction of the existing
watermain, sanitary
sewer main, sewer and
water end services,
storm sewer modifica-
tions, and reconstruc-
tion of the existing
roadway section in-
cluding excavation and
replacement of
subgrade, aggregate
base, bituminous pav-
ing, pavement sub-
drains, concrete curb
and gutter, pedestrian
sidewalk ramps, street
lighting and selective
replacement of con-
crete driveway pave-
ment and sidewalk.
2. Valley Street from
Center Street to 3rd
North Street. Bitumi-
nous Full Depth Recla-
mation (FDR) of the
existing roadway driv-
ing surface, bituminous
paving, selective re-
placement of concrete
curb & gutter, sidewalk
and pedestrian side-
walk ramps.
3. 12th South Street
from Minnesota Street
to Valley Street.
Reconstruction of the
existing roadway sec-
tion including excava-
tion and replacement
of subgrade, aggregate
base, bituminous pav-
ing, pavement sub-
drains, pedestrian side-
walk ramps and selec-
tive replacement of
concrete curb & gutter,
driveway pavement
and sidewalk.
4. North Broadway
from 19th North Street
to 20th North Street.
Bituminous Full Depth
Reclamation (FDR) of
the existing roadway
driving surface, bitumi-
nous paving, selective
replacement of con-
crete curb & gutter,
sidewalk and pedestri-
an sidewalk ramps.
5. Alley Block 77 North
of Center Street. Alley
from 11th North Street
to 12thNorth Street
between Broadway
and Minnesota Street.
Reconstruction of the
existing alley pave-
ment section including
grading, aggregate
base, bituminous sur-
facing, selective seven
inch (7″) concrete alley
approach pavement,
miscellaneous remo-
vals and restoration.
6. Alley Block 94 North
of Center Street. Alley
from 11th North Street
to 12thNorth Street
between Broadway
and State Street.
Reconstruction of the
existing alley pave-
ment section including
grading, aggregate
base, bituminous sur-
facing, selective seven
inch (7″) concrete alley
approach pavement,
miscellaneous remo-
vals and restoration.
7. Alley Block 103
North of Center Street.
Alley from 2nd North
Street to 3rd North
Street between Broad-
way and State Street.
Reconstruction of the
existing alley pave-
ment section including
grading, aggregate
base, bituminous sur-
facing, selective seven
inch (7″) concrete alley
approach pavement,
miscellaneous remo-
vals and restoration.
8. Miscellaneous Con-
crete Sidewalk and
ADA Improvements.
ADA pedestrian ramp
and recreational trail
improvements to com-
pliment the improve-
ments scheduled
within the 2024 Capital
Improvement Plan and
other deficient concrete
sidewalk at locations
determined by the City
Engineer. Washington
Street from 7th South
Street to 10th South
Street.
2024 Utility, Street and
Alley Improvement –
Group I Cost Summary
Total Cost
$2,928,043.65
Amount Proposed To
Be Assessed
$436,828.18
The proposed assess-
ment rolls are on file
for public inspection at
the City Finance
Director’s office.
Written or oral objec-
tions will be considered
at the public hearing.
No appeal may be tak-
en as to the amount of
an assessment unless
a signed, written objec-
tion is filed with the Fi-
nance Director prior to
the hearing or present-
ed to the presiding off-
icer at the hearing.
After the public hearing
the City Council may
adopt the proposed
special assessment
roll. You will have 30
days from the adoption
date to pay the entire
final special assess-
ment amount without
interest to the City Hall
Finance Office. After
such time, you may
pay to the Brown
County
Auditor-Treasurer’s Of-
fice the entire amount
of the assessment
remaining unpaid, plus
the interest accrued to
December 31st of the
year in which such
payment is made.
Such payment to the
County must be made
before November 15th
or interest will be
charged through De-
cember 31st of the
succeeding year. The
unpaid balance of any
assessment will be
levied by Brown Coun-
ty and will be collected
as an assessment on
your property tax state-
ment over a ten (10)
year period along with
a 4.95% percent sim-
ple interest charge on
the unpaid balance.
An owner may appeal
an assessment to dis-
trict court pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes
Section 429.081 by
serving notice of the
appeal upon the Mayor
or Finance Director of
the of the City within 30
days after the adoption
of the assessment and
filing such notice with
the district court within
ten days after service
upon the Mayor or Fi-
nance Director.
Under Minnesota Sta-
tutes 435.193 to
435.195 the Council
may, in its discretion,
defer the payment of
this special assess-
ment for any home-
stead property owned
by a person 65 years
of age or older for
whom it would be a
hardship to make these
payments. When
deferment of the spe-
cial assessment has
been granted and is
terminated for any rea-
son provided by law,
all amounts accumulat-
ed plus applicable in-
terest become due.
Any assessed property
owner meeting the re-
quirements of this law
and City Code Section
2.80 adopted under it
may, within 30 days of
the confirmation of the
assessment apply to
the Finance Director on
such forms as are
prescribed by the
County Auditor for
such deferral of pay-
ment of this special as-
sessment on his pro-
perty.
Question regarding the
proposed assessment
should be directed to
the City Engineer’s Of-
fice at (507) 359-8380.
Dated at New Ulm,
Minnesota this 15th
day of July 2025.
BY ORDER OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
Nicole L. Jorgensen Fi-
nance Director
PUBLISH
(Sept. 2, 9, 2025)
NOTICE OF HEARING
ON FINAL SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT ROLL
NOTICE IS HEREBY
given that the City
Council will meet on
Tuesday, September
16, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.
at the Council
Chambers in City Hall,
100 North Broadway in
the City of New Ulm,
Minnesota, to consider
and adopt the final
special assessment
prepared by the City
Manager to defray the
cost of the following
improvements:
FINAL ASSESSMENT
ROLL FOR THE 2024
MSAS IMPROVE-
MENT PROJECT
The improvements
constructed on this
project that are being
specially assessed at
this time are as fol-
lows:
1. 20th South Street
from Broadway to Min-
nesota River Bridge
No. 08520 – recon-
struction of the existing
watermain, sanitary
sewer main, sewer and
water end service,
storm sewer modifica-
tions, reconstruction of
the existing roadway
section including exca-
vation and replace-
ment of subgrade, ag-
gregate base, bitumi-
nous paving, pavement
subdrains, concrete
curb & gutter, pedestri-
an sidewalk ramps.
Street lighting, side-
walk reconstruction, bi-
tuminous recreational
trail construction pave-
ment marking, turf res-
toration and bituminous
seal coating.
The proposed assess-
ment rolls are on file
for public inspection at
the City Finance
Department. The fol-
lowing is a summary of
the costs of these im-
provements:
2024 MSAS Improve-
ment Project
Amount Proposed
To Be Assessed
$147,250.00
Total Cost
$4,907,141.93
Written or oral objec-
tions will be considered
at the public hearing.
No appeal may be tak-
en as to the amount of
an assessment unless
a signed, written objec-
tion is filed with the Fi-
nance Director prior to
the hearing or present-
ed to the presiding off-
icer at the hearing.
After the public hearing
the City Council may
adopt the proposed
special assessment
roll. You will have 30
days from the adoption
date to pay the entire
final special assess-
ment amount without
interest to the City Hall
Finance Office. After
such time, you may
pay to the Brown
County
Auditor-Treasurer’s Of-
fice the entire amount
of the assessment
remaining unpaid, plus
the interest accrued to
December 31st of the
year in which such
payment is made.
Such payment to the
County must be made
before November 15th
or interest will be
charged through De-
cember 31st of the
succeeding year. The
unpaid balance of any
assessment will be
levied by Brown Coun-
ty and will be collected
as an assessment on
your property tax state-
ment over a ten (10)
year period along with
a 4.95% percent sim-
ple interest charge on
the unpaid balance.
An owner may appeal
an assessment to dis-
trict court pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes
Section 429.081 by
serving notice of the
appeal upon the Mayor
or Finance Director of
the of the City within 30
days after the adoption
of the assessment and
filing such notice with
the district court within
ten days after service
upon the Mayor or Fi-
nance Director.
Under Minnesota Sta-
tutes 435.193 to
435.195 the Council
may, in its discretion,
defer the payment of
this special assess-
ment for any home-
stead property owned
by a person 65 years
of age or older
for whom it would be a
hardship to make these
payments. When
deferment of the spe-
cial assessment has
been granted and is
terminated for any rea-
son provided by law,
all amounts accumulat-
ed plus applicable in-
terest become due.
Any assessed property
owner meeting the re-
quirements of this law
and City Code Section
2.80 adopted under it
may, within 30 days of
the confirmation of the
assessment apply to
the Finance Director on
such forms as are
prescribed by the
County Auditor for
such deferral of pay-
ment of this special as-
sessment on his pro-
perty.
www.newulmmn.gov
Questions regarding
the proposed assess-
ment should be direct-
ed to the City
Engineer’s Office at
(507) 359-8380.
Dated at New Ulm,
Minnesota this 15th
day of July 2025.
BY ORDER OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
Nicole L. Jorgensen
Finance Director