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Resident urges action on Wilson Street multi-use pathway at Marquette commission meeting
Summary
A resident representing Harlow Farms appealed to the commission during public comment to keep a long-planned multi-use pathway on Wilson Street on the city's radar, citing safety concerns for children and pedestrians.
During public comment at the Aug. 7 Marquette City Commission special meeting, Ron Madsen, identifying himself as president of the Harlow Farms community group, urged commissioners to keep a multi-use pathway along Wilson Street on the city’s project list and to prioritize it given safety concerns.
Madsen said the pathway was included in a 2006 PUD transfer to the city and appeared in the city master plan for many years but has been repeatedly delayed. "It's not just to have a pathway that's recreation, it's also safety," Madsen said, adding that Wilson Street now carries faster traffic, has twists and turns, and is used by school-age children and users of nearby facilities.
Madsen said the community includes "100-plus homeowners" and additional surrounding residents who support completing the pathway and urged commissioners to treat the long-delayed request with greater priority. He asked commissioners to keep the project "in the forefront of everybody's minds."
The item was raised during the meeting's public comment period; commissioners did not take formal action on the pathway during the session.
What happens next: Madsen's remarks were recorded in the public record. Any formal project action — such as adding the work to the capital-improvement program, funding the construction, or directing staff to prepare design and cost estimates — would require a future agenda item or capital-program decision by staff and the commission.
