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Council authorizes federal grant applications after heated debate over pedestrian ramps and signals
Summary
Council split the federal-aid solicitations and approved three separate applications: Safe Routes pedestrian ramp replacements (4–3), 3rd Street SE reconstruction (unanimous), and Burdick Expressway pedestrian signals (5–2). Debate centered on ADA compliance, whether ramps already exist, local match and project prioritization.
The Minot City Council voted on Nov. 17 to authorize separate federal-aid grant applications for three transportation projects after a lengthy debate about priorities and local match costs.
Alderman Blessem opposed using federal dollars to replace curb ramps he said already exist in the Safe Routes to School corridor, saying, "This isn't free money, folks," and arguing the local share and inflationary impacts matter. City staff and the city engineer replied that federal-funded…
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