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Council approves 8th Avenue railroad crossing agreement and related easement
Summary
Pine City Council approved a grade-crossing construction and maintenance agreement (BF-20585397) and a Form 704 easement for the railroad crossing project; council discussed using mill/overlay budget funds and emphasized more explicit budgeting and planning for mill and sidewalk lines.
Pine City Council approved agreements to move forward on the 8th Avenue railroad crossing project, voting to authorize the grade crossing construction and maintenance agreement (BF-20585397) and a related Form 704 easement.
Staff told the council the RFP had been issued and awarded last year and the company is prepared to start. Funding for the project was not explicitly budgeted in last year's plan; staff proposed using remaining mill/overlay project funds (a $140,000 line with the county paying roughly half) to start work. Councilors debated whether shifting mill/overlay funds without a definitive project undercuts transparency and asked that the public works budget be reviewed and clarified during upcoming budget workshops.
Dan moved to approve BF-20585397; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. Council later moved to approve the Form 704 easement for the construction-management agreement, and the motion carried. Councilors requested a clearer multi-year sidewalk and mill-overlay plan and asked the new public works director to be involved in upcoming budget decisions.
No roll-call tallies were published in the transcript; votes were recorded by voice as "all those in favor, please signify by saying I."
