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Spring Grove council backs Safe Routes to School grant application for pedestrian-safety projects
Summary
Courtney Bergey Swanson (EDA/CEDA) briefed the council on proposed pedestrian-safety improvements — flashing beacons, a bump-out, a crosswalk and a walking path — and the council approved a resolution supporting a MnDOT Safe Routes to School application that could provide up to $1,000,000 with no local match.
The Spring Grove City Council unanimously approved Resolution 24-56 on Nov. 19 to support an application for MnDOT’s Safe Routes to School grant, a program that can fund pedestrian and student-safety improvements of up to $1,000,000 without a local match.
Courtney Bergey Swanson of the Economic Development Authority (EDA/CEDA) outlined the proposed scope: installing flashing beacon lights on all corners of the Division and Main Street intersection, adding a curb bump-out near the laundromat to address a blind spot, creating a crosswalk providing safer access from the school to the alley leading to the ballfields, and extending a walking path from the school property along the highway to 5th Avenue NW.
Bergey Swanson said the city, school and EDA collaborated on narrowing targeted locations for the grant and that the resolution signals municipal support for the application. Council Member Trent Turner moved to approve the resolution; Council Member Heather Edgington seconded and the motion carried with all members voting in favor.
Implications If awarded, the grant would fund pedestrian-safety changes without requiring a local match; the council did not specify a project timeline or final cost estimate during this meeting.
