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Saratoga Street south of Minnesota Highway 23 in Marshall is set to be part of at MnDOT detour later this summer during resurfacing work on Highway 59. On Tuesday, Marshall City Council members approved a detour agreement, but they also voiced concerns about routing a detour near a residential neighborhood
MARSHALL Â A planned construction detour on Saratoga Street later this summer divided members of the Marshall City Council on Tuesday.
While the council narrowly approved a detour agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation during planned construction on U.S. Highway 59, some members said they had serious concerns about the safety of the route.
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MARSHALL Â Members of the Marshall City Council were divided Tuesday night on whether to formally speak out against Minnesota adopting low-emission vehicle standards similar to California.
Council members were united in thinking the question should be left up to the state Legislature instead of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. But some council members thought the city shouldn’t be taking political positions on the issue.
“As a council, we have a history of kind of staying in our lane,” said Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes. The Clean Cars Minnesota rule was more of a state government issue than a local one, he said.