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Public hearing draws broad opposition to proposed SR 89 widening; residents call for separating wastewater fixes from road expansion
Summary
A lengthy Oct. 14 public hearing on the SR 89 effluent and roadway project drew dozens of residents who urged the council to pause widening plans, pressing instead to repair failing effluent infrastructure and provide missing design reports and independent reviews.
Dozens of residents and civic groups urged the Prescott City Council to delay decisions on widening State Route 89 through the Granite Dells, arguing that the city has not provided complete design reports, that wastewater centralization plans were not transparent, and that the traffic and cost data are insufficient.
The hearing was the second held under Resolution 2024-? (the citizen-sponsored procedural resolution cited by commenters) and followed an open house the city held Oct. 1. Public commenters repeatedly said the city released 15% design drawings without the companion design-report narrative and traffic-data analysis that the resolution required. Several speakers said the city promised the full 15% design report but had not provided it to the public before the comment period.
Kathy Rusing urged council to…
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