MARSHALL — A public hearing at Tuesday’s Marshall City Council meeting was supposed to be about assessments for street and utility work. But some Marshall residents said their objections went beyond assessment costs.

Comments at the hearing included complaints about damaged concrete, poor-quality earth work and driveways left inaccessible for months.

Lyon County Public Works Director Glenn Olson told citizens at the hearing that the city will follow up on the complaints.

Tuesday’s hearing mainly focused on street and utility construction on parts of East Lyon Street, Jean Avenue, East Redwood Street, and B Street. Olson said the total project cost was around $1.6 million, and about 27 percent of that cost was assessed to property owners.

Several property owners filed objections to their assessments, but some also said they had complaints about the construction project.

Danielle Waldschmidt said she was “disappointed” in the city. Waldschmidt said the construction project caused damage to her property, and made her driveway inaccessible for three months. She said there also didn’t seem to be an arrangement with contractors for trash hauling during the project, and she had to move her own waste bins to another pickup spot.

Waldschmidt said she had called the city office about those issues but got no reply.

Olson apologized to Waldschmidt during the hearing, and that he would follow up on the complaints.

“These things are not acceptable,” Olson said. He also said it was the first time he had heard of those issues. Garbage hauling was part of a pre-job conference with the contractor on the project, he said.

A few other residents speaking at the hearing also had complaints about bad concrete or poorly done work with the street project. Doug Krogen said he had found cracks in the concrete, and landscaping work that was settling away from the curb.

Marshall City Council members thanked residents at the hearing for their input.

“It’s important that we hear that and understand what’s going on,” said council member Craig Schafer.

On Wednesday, Olson said city was looking into the complaints raised by citizens at the hearing.

“We had a long meeting with our staff,” Olson said.

However, Olson also said that there might be issues with subcontractors, miscommunication or other factors involved with complaints like the lack of garbage hauling for some property owners. The assessment hearing Tuesday night was the first time city staff had been informed of those complaints, he said.

“We want to be as open as we possibly can,” Olson said. He said the Marshall city engineering department does have on-site inspectors for its improvement projects, who report to supervisor Kim Jergenson and to Olson. Residents with concerns can talk to city inspectors, or contact the city, he said. Most of the concerns brought up at the assessment hearing could have been dealt with while construction was going on, he said.

Olson said he would follow up with Waldschmidt about the issues she brought up at the hearing, including access to her property.

He said city would also be following up on the complaints about damaged concrete in connection with the project’s warranty. The street improvement project had a two-year warranty that started one year ago, Olson said.