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(NewsDakota.com) – The value of peace and quiet may be priceless to some, but in Jamestown it has a price: 0,840.80.

That’s the final price tag on the Quiet Zone project in Jamestown, which was done to silence train whistles throughout much of the city after residents voted to approve the project in 2009. Construction was completed in late 2011 and the quiet zone went into effect in January, 2012.

The cost of the quiet zone and the cost of the public parking lots near the railroad in downtown Jamestown will soon be assessed to properties city-wide. The city’s Special Assessment Commission will meet July 26 for a public hearing regarding the special assessments.

Between the two projects, about $784,000 will be assessed to properties city-wide. Assessments will range from a few dollars to a few thousand dollars for properties.

The public meeting is Thursday, July 26, at 10 a.m. in the Jamestown City Council chambers. Information on the projects can be found at Jamestown City Hall and on the city’s web site.

The parking lot project cost just more than $1 million, and the quiet zone cost about $700,000. The North Dakota Department of Transportation contributed $520,000 to the two projects, and the Jamestown-Stutsman Development Corporation contributed $150,000 to the parking lots.

The city’s share of the remaining cost is 25 percent, or about $260,000, leaving about $784,000 to be assessed.