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Prescott council delays SR 89 widening decision, orders more review after hours of public concern
Summary
After more than two hours of public comment and council questions about traffic modeling, costs and environmental impacts, Prescott City Council agreed to extend the public comment period on the SR 89 effluent and roadway improvement proposals and to direct staff to provide more analysis before a vote.
Prescott City Council on Tuesday paused a final decision on long-planned changes to State Route 89 through the Granite Dells, directing staff to extend public comment by 30 days, prepare a plan to repair a deteriorating effluent pipe and ask the city attorney to review contract language tied to the project.
The action came after a four-hour public hearing and study-session follow-up in which residents, engineers and interest groups challenged traffic counts, modeling assumptions, the project cost estimate and the outreach process behind plans to widen the corridor and replace wastewater infrastructure.
Why it matters: The corridor is a scenic and historic gateway to Prescott. The city is weighing several alternatives that combine roadway capacity changes, roundabouts and replacement of an aging effluent pipeline that carries treated wastewater to irrigation users. The council’s direction buys time to resolve technical questions and to give residents more access to study materials before a potential vote.
Council and staff said the immediate technical need is replacing a failing effluent main that has broken…
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