MARSHALL It was a proposal that had already been sent back to the drawing board once. But the second time around, the Marshall City Council was able to pass
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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.
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Updates to a pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Adobe Road and East Lyon Street in Marshall are planned for next year. Before that happens, the city is considering adding a center turn lane running from the front of Park Side Elementary to Highway 23.
MARSHALL Â Safety updates are planned for a pedestrian crossing in front of Park Side Elementary next year but before that happens, the Marshall City Council is considering the possibility of painting a center turn lane on part of Lyon Street.
Earlier this week, council members discussed the proposal, but held off action until city staff could notify and get input from neighboring property owners.
Clay Schuldt
MARSHALL The Marshall City Council on Tuesday approved two resolutions related to the C Street/Southview Drive bike trail project.
In the first resolution the city agreed to act as sponsoring agents for the bike trail project. The project is seeking Transportation Alternatives funding. Sponsorship includes a willingness to secure and guarantee the local share of costs connected with the project.
The second resolution identified responsibility for operation and maintenance for the project. If completed, Marshall will assume responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the trail. These resolutions were needed before staff could complete the grant application process.
Clay Schuldt
MARSHALL The Marshall City Council approved a $7.5 million 2021 tax levy Tuesday by a 4-3 vote.
This final levy represents a $197,894 increase from the 2020 levy, an increase of 2.8%.
During an August work session, the council was considering a $456,584 levy increase or 6.47%, mainly due to the street capital revolving fund, increased salary and health care costs.
This increase was reduced to $246,895, or 3.5%, by the time the council set a preliminary levy on Sept. 8 and staff was able to further lower the levy increase before the final vote.
Mayor Bob Byrnes said a substantial amount of work went into setting this levy and budget that would serve the city adequately and also keep the spending level as low as possible.