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Pine City Council approves funding for intersection lighting project despite detour concerns
Summary
The Pine City Council approved "resolution 20 26 dash 32" to support a state-required intersection lighting project near the QuikTrip. Council members pressed staff for details about a long detour—one called for revisiting the route—and asked staff to return with a traffic-management plan.
The Pine City Council voted to approve funding for a county-led intersection lighting project within the city's corporate limits, advancing a state-required measure despite council members' calls for more detail about a proposed detour route.
A staff member told the council the resolution is required by the state and that the county, city and state are contributing to the work. "This is required by the state," the staff member said, explaining the project would add an intersection light near the QuikTrip and that the city is a project partner.
Council members focused their attention on traffic management while parts of the intersection are closed. One council member said the work could require closures of "a month or 2 months" and asked that the council withhold approval of any detour route until staff and local stakeholders review it. "I will not approve the the route of the detour route," the council member said, urging more local vetting.
Another council member pressed for operational details: who will manage the detour, how signage will be maintained, how vulnerable roadway users will be accommodated, and how the route will function during snow removal. That member said paperwork provided to the council shows the closure "looks to be from about the middle of September till spring of 2027." The council member asked that law enforcement partners and staff be part of planning and extra patrolling where needed.
The presiding official said staff (identified in the meeting materials as Greg) should attend the next meeting to discuss detour logistics and contingencies. The presiding official characterized the item before the council as an approval of funding for the project, not final sign-off on the detour plan.
A council member moved to pass "resolution 20 26 dash 32" as written; the presiding official seconded. The council carried the motion by unanimous vote of members present. The council did not receive any public forum speakers on the item.
Council members asked staff to return with further detail on the detour route, management responsibilities and contingency plans before road closures begin.
