Council dedicates new alignment for Eleventh Avenue NW and establishes no-parking zone

Stewartville City Council approved two related actions affecting Eleventh Avenue Northwest: dedication of the newly realigned portion as city right-of-way and a resolution establishing a no-parking zone on Eleventh Avenue Northwest south of Tenth Street Northwest. The council record ties the measures to recently approved plans and specifications for a street realignment and to safety concerns about the street’s narrow width.

City staff told council the new alignment was previously designated park land and must be dedicated as right-of-way before the city proceeds with construction and vacates the old portion of the street that now serves as the park entrance. The city engineer recommended the no-parking restriction on the realigned segment for safety reasons.

Council discussion covered how far the new blacktop would extend, an alternate bid to extend paving back to private property edges, and a joint-construction element with the local property manager for a section of road beyond the city’s base project. Council also discussed how the new entrance and turn lanes into the park would remove on-street parking from the park approach and noted ongoing maintenance arrangements with the township for plowing portions of the roadway.

Both motions were moved and seconded and carried by voice vote; the meeting transcript records the motions carrying but does not include a roll-call tally or named votes. Staff materials referenced resolutions (identified in the meeting as “resolution 2025‑A” in the agenda text) but the transcript does not provide a unique ordinance or resolution number for each action; the agenda materials will be the record for the exact resolution citations.