What the City decided
On May 22, 2024 the Big Lake City Council approved an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan transportation map that removes planned parkways located north of Highway 10.
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO FIGURE 12-3: PLANNED PARKWAY ROADS, OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN
City Council Resolution (Comprehensive Plan amendment)
Published by City of Big Lake
IN PLAIN LANGUAGE
The Big Lake City Council adopted a resolution on May 22, 2024, approving an amendment to Figure 12-3 (Planned Parkway Roads) of the City's Comprehensive Plan Transportation Plan. The resolution follows a Parkway Feasibility Study completed in October 2023, a Planning Commission review and public hearing, and removes the planned parkways located north of Highway 10. The Council cited concerns about financing and the difficulty of retrofitting existing roads when finding those north-of-Highway-10 parkways infeasible.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Basis for the decision
The City completed a Parkway Feasibility Study in October 2023. The Council found the parkways north of Highway 10 infeasible, citing concerns with financing and the need to retrofit existing roadways.
Planning Commission activity
The Planning Commission reviewed the feasibility study (October 2, 2023) and held a public hearing on the proposed amendment on May 6, 2024. The Planning Commission recommended three planned parkway sections (one south of Highway 10, one on 172nd St NW, and one on 205th Ave NW between 172nd St NW and CR 5).
Who issued this
The resolution was issued by the City Council of the City of Big Lake, Minnesota, and is signed by Mayor Paul Knier and Deputy City Clerk Lisa Miller.
Does this require action by residents?
The source does not state that residents must take any action. It is a City Council decision updating the Comprehensive Plan map.
DETAILS
Approve amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Transportation Plan Figure 12-3 to remove planned parkways located north of Highway 10
Approved by City Council on May 22, 2024 (vote: Halverson, Hanson, Knier, and Seefeld in favor; none against or abstained; Council Member Kim Noding absent).
SOURCE TRANSPARENCY
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