New Projects Approved at City Council Meeting

Several projects were approved at Monday night’s City Council Meeting. The first project was a resolution that passed 5-0 to establish a stop sign and other traffic controls on 7th St SW at the intersection with 12th Ave SW. The Council is hopeful that the new stop sign will help with visibility and slow down traffic. City Administrator, Mick Michel, plans to have the signage delivered in 2-4 weeks and will begin to plan logistics of the new construction.

“We want to have the stop sign installed as soon as possible. It’s not very common that a project like this would take place this time of year so weather is definitely a strong factor when starting to plot out details for installation,” said Michel.

The approval to establish a stop sign and other traffic controls on 7th St SW at the intersection with 12th Ave SW ended up  reversing a resolution on the City Council agenda. Originally, the agenda stated that a resolution was to be voted on to approve the removal of trees located at the intersection of 12th Ave SW and 7th St SW. However, the council voted against it because they want to see how the new stop sign fairs and if it is even necessary to remove the trees in order to have stronger visibility at that intersection.

Finally, the City Council voted 4-1 to move forward with the proposed sidewalk plan from West Dubuque Elementary School to Westside Park. Council members voted for option 3 where a sidewalk will be constructed on the north side of 12th Ave to 3rd St and the west side of 3rd St. According to City Administrator, Mick Michel, the next step is to hire an engineering consultant to begin the design process as well as review the city budget in order to start securing funding for this project.