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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 Mayor Bob Byrnes talks about the state of the city.
MARSHALL Â The last time Mayor Bob Byrnes and city administrator Sharon Hanson were on stage to talk about the state of Marshall, it was just before the COVID-19 pandemic kicked off a year of major changes for the community.
On Wednesday, the pandemic still hung over the discussion at the 2021 State of the City Address, as Byrnes and Hanson talked about how it has affected Marshall’s economy and public health.
“With COVID, fortunately or unfortunately, it really did connect us with the rest of the globe,” Hanson said.
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MARSHALL Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center is making progress in vaccinating area seniors. On Monday, Avera Marshall announced that it was lowering the age threshold for patients eligible to make a vaccination appointment.
Now, people age 65 and over are invited to call Avera Marshall if they would like to be placed on a waiting list for COVID-19 vaccine.
Avera Marshall has been encouraging people age 85 and older to call since mid-February.
“We are thrilled to be making progress in vaccinating our most vulnerable populations,” said Debbie Streier, Regional President and CEO of Avera Marshall.
“We’ve been able to schedule many individuals 85 and over for appointments, and now we’re happy to expand the age range. Our call center continues to call patients, but we aren’t always able to reach people when we call. So now we are expanding the age range of individuals invited to reach out to us.”
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Channel Parkway in Marshall sees a lot of heavy truck traffic. Itâs part of the reason that Marshall city engineer Jason Anderson said the city is applying for a Local Road Improvement Program grant to help change the parkway from asphalt to concrete.
MARSHALL The city of Marshall is among the local communities that will be seeking state grant funding for road projects this year.
On Tuesday, members of the Marshall City Council passed a support resolution for a Local Road Improvement Program grant of up to $1.25 million to resurface Channel Parkway with concrete.
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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.