Common Council Approves Contracts For Water Rate Study Consultant And Strategic Vision Plan Consultant, Discusses And Approves Relocation Order Pertaining To Lawe Street Reconstruction Project

The Common Council met 12/18/2024. They separated 3 items out for individual votes. Those items were the approval of a consultant to conduct a water rate study, the approval of a consultant to update the city’s strategic plan, and the request to approve relocation order […]

Finance Committee Approves Extension To ARPA Consultant Contract, Land Purchases To Widen Lawe Street, Lumbini Estates Development Agreement

The Finance Committee met 12/09/2024. It was a brief meeting lasting only 8 minutes during which the committee unanimously approved all action items and briefly discussed one information item. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: ITEM 24-1569: REQUEST TO APPROVE THE RELOCATION […]

Common Council Approves Lawe Street Concrete Reconstruction Design

The Common Council met 09/04/2024. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the Lawe Street concrete reconstruction design. The plan includes bike lanes between College and Wisconsin and raised median pedestrian crossings at North Street and Pacific Street. The Municipal Services […]

Common Council Meeting 09/04/2024 – Will Vote On Wheel Tax Resolution, Items Related To Proposed Thrivent Development, Lawe Street Concrete Reconstruction Plans

The Common Council is meeting 09/04/2024 at 7PM. There are a few items on the agenda that stand out. As an information item, they will be receiving an update on downtown traffic noise. As an action item, they will be voting on the resolution to […]

Municipal Services Committee Unanimously Approves Lawe Street Concrete Reconstruction Design – Plan Will Include Bike Lanes Between College And Wisconsin, Add Raised Median Crossings At North Street And Pacific Street

The Municipal Services committee met 08/26/2024. The biggest chunk of the meeting was spent reviewing the design plans for the concrete reconstruction of Lawe Street between College and Wisconsin scheduled to take place in 2026. The new design includes dedicated bike lanes, some changing of […]

Common Council Passes Amended Lawe Street Truck Route Resolution – Accepts Existing Staff Reports As Having Fulfilled The Requirements Of The Resolution

The Common Council met 10/18/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 10-R-22, the Lawe Street Truck Route resolution. This resolution called for city staff to investigate removing the truck route designation on Lawe Street from College Avenue to Hancock Street. Even without […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Design Contract For Lawe Street Reconstruction Project

The Municipal Services Committee met 05/22/2023. One of the items they took up was a request to approve the three-party engineering design services contract for the Lawe Street reconstruction. The contract for design services by Ayres Associates Inc totaled $439,934.38 with the Wisconsin Department of […]