Council urges residents to weigh in on county road-safety plan for Whiskey Road area

City staff updated the Isanti City Council on Isanti County’s road-safety plan and urged residents to submit feedback for specific intersections, including the Whiskey Road and South Passage area.

Staff said the county’s consultants have moved into analysis but that the online survey and a map for dropping pins remain live. The staff member told the council the county engineer had already flagged the Whiskey Road area as an area of concern.

Why it matters: City officials said the intersection has generated repeated resident complaints about speed and crashes. The council asked citizens to complete the county survey so county planners have local input while finalizing the study.

Details from the meeting: A staff presentation summarized past requests for speed studies and crash data that had been raised with the city over several years. The staff member noted that the county engineer marked the intersection as an area of concern in the countywide road-safety plan and that the online survey and the county’s Wiki map are still accepting public input. "Keep the survey open through tonight, for sure. It still is live on their website," staff said.

Council members also flagged other local road problems; one member said Heritage Boulevard, west of the railroad tracks toward the middle school, is in poor condition and needs repaving.

Next steps: The council asked staff to encourage residents to complete the county survey and to submit pin-based comments on the county Wiki map. No council motion was recorded for this item.

Ending: The council closed discussion after encouraging broad resident participation in the county planning process.