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Residents raise gravel-road potholes and emerald ash borer concerns at Dawson council public forum
Summary
During the meeting’s public forum, resident Jim Michels pressed the council about potholes on the gravel street in front of the bus garage and Public Works Superintendent Kurt Collins advised waiting until the road firms; tree liaison Duane Hastad urged the city to adopt an emerald ash borer policy and City Manager Tyler Franzky said he will schedule a committee meeting to assign a tree inspector.
At the start of the public forum on April 7, resident Jim Michels asked the Dawson City Council whose responsibility it is to maintain the gravel street in front of the bus garage on North 6th Street, citing several potholes. Public Works Superintendent Kurt Collins responded that using heavy equipment in the current spring condition would likely make the roads worse and recommended waiting until the surface firms up before repairs.
Duane Hastad, identified in the minutes as a resident and tree liaison, urged the city to have a policy in place to maintain the community’s ash trees given the threat posed by emerald ash borer. City Manager Tyler Franzky said he will schedule a committee meeting to address the issue and to determine which city staff member would serve as the city’s tree inspector.
The exchange produced no formal council action at that meeting; Franzky’s scheduling directive is the recorded next step. The public forum lasted roughly from 5:31 to 5:44 p.m., after which the council proceeded with its regular agenda.
