HomeMy WebLinkAboutTraffic Safety Commission 04-08-98ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: R.W. Thompson
COMMITTEE TITLE: ST. CROIX COUNTY TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
DATE: April 8, 1998
TIME: 1:30 P.M
LOCATION: St. Croix County Sheriff's Office, 1101 Carmichael Road,
Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
CTH H Jct US 63
CTH C Jct CTH H
Intersection CTH U and Carmichael Rd.
NEW BUSINESS:
Speed Wave Program
Legislative Update
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: R.W. Thompson
DATE: March 23, 1998
COPIES TO: County Clerk
News Media/Notice Board
Committee Members
St. Croix County Traffic Safety Commission meeting was held April
8, 1998 at the Sheriff Department in Hudson at 1:30PM.
Present were: Greg Helgeson, Lois Burri, Brian Erickson, Bill
Krueger, Brent Pickard, Miles Wittig, Roland Thompson, Jack Colvard
Dan Fedderly, Charles Grant and Pam Dabruzzi.
Meeting was called to order by Chairman Thompson. Motion to adopt
agenda approved. Motion to accept minutes of the January 15, 1998
meeting was made, seconded and approved.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
CTH H & US63- Warning of stop signs ahead and bigger stop
signs were installed.
CTH C & CTH H-Nothing has been done with this intersection.
Discussion was held concerning the ramp at Hwy. 63 in Baldwin,
Mr. Helgeson checked on it, projects are being looked at.
Chairman Thompson stated he receives 8-10 complaints a month
about the intersection at Co. Rd. UU and Carmichael Rd. Complaints
are mainly concerning heavy traffic especially with school in
session. No current plans at this time by the County to improve
it.
Hwy. 12 from Co. Rd. UU will be resurfaced in the year 2000
and in 2004 it will be made into four lanes.
NEW BUSINESS:
Mr. Helgeson discussed improvements to be made in Star Prairie
on Hwy. 65 etc.
Mr. Helgeson stated problems have been solved at Christian
Academy.
Mr. Fedderly stated he received a call reference speed on Hwy.
12 from Co. Rd. A
Mr. Fedderly stated Kolpak in River Falls has asked for a
striped pedestrian crosswalk with flashing lights on Co. Rd. MM
across the road from plant to the parking lot. The Transportation
Committee suggested it be referred to City of River Falls for their
action on their responsible area. Motion made to refer request for
crosswalk to the City of River Falls for their consideration.
Seconded and carried.
Mr. Fedderly stated there have been complaints about the
Johannesburg bridge at Co. Rd.. C & CC. A request for increased
enforcement was made.
A discussion was held reference complaints the Transportation
Committee has received about people going N on Hwy. 35 at 220th are
not waiting and going around on right when people are waiting to
turn left. Mr. Helgeson and Chairman Thompson will check on this
area.
Mr. Colvard stated $600.00 was received for First Responder
training.
Chairman Thompson stated the SpeedWave Program will start in
May and run through August.
Chairman Thompson asked Mr. Helgeson about a stop sign on Hwy.
65, a mile "N" of west side of Co. Rd. G in Richmond Township by
the service road. (Derrick property) Mr. Helgeson will check on
this.
Mr. Fedderly stated the Hwy. 35/64 corridor project will go
forward as planned in the year 2002.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:
Mr. Pickard stated the Senate and House bills for funding have
come down. Money will be lost to states who don't adopt a .08
blood alcohol concentration law in the Senates bill.
Mr. Pickard stated a lot of alcohol bills have been introduced
in the State Senate.
A bill has been introduced having more restrictions on the
graduated licensing procedure.
A bill will be coming down possibly for standard enforcement
of seatbelt violations.
Motion was made and seconded to adjourn. Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam Dabruzzi