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Monroe City Council approves consent agenda, West Elm underpass commitment and a string of routine items

Monroe City Council · May 20, 2025
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Summary

At its regular meeting the council approved the consent agenda, accepted a $1,000,000 Monroe County commitment for the West Elm rail underpass local match, granted a zoning similar-use finding for a proposed nursing school, approved a PUD final plan for 1331 LaPleasant, and authorized purchases for crosswalk systems and police furniture.

The Monroe City Council voted on several agenda items following its work session. All recorded roll-call votes were affirmative among members present; Councilmember Vining was recorded as excused.

Consent agenda: Council moved to approve the consent agenda (motion by Councilman Felder, second by Councilman Hader). The clerk corrected the consent payment total to $1,472,609.81 before the vote; the consent agenda passed on roll call with unanimous "yes" votes from present members.

West Elm Rail Underpass: Manager Robinson presented a commitment letter from the Monroe County Board of Commissioners pledging $1,000,000 toward the city's local match for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) rail underpass project. Council accepted the…

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