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City discusses cemetery crossing safety grant, volunteers, and upcoming Wreaths event
Summary
Staff reviewed a grant-funded plan to improve a cemetery road crossing with signage and paint, noted contractor limitations near the railroad, and confirmed volunteer work, Wreaths Across America on Dec. 13 and luminaries on Christmas Eve.
Staff reported a grant-funded project to make the cemetery road crossing safer through new signage and road painting. Public Works said Interstate Barricades was the only contractor willing to provide a quote and cautioned that railroad-adjacent work requires certified flaggers and a rail master, which increases cost and contractor complexity.
About 15 volunteers installed veteran crosses and flags; staff said volunteers and families would likely leave them in place until mid-December and remove them after Christmas. Wreaths Across America was scheduled for Dec. 13, and luminaries were planned for Christmas Eve; staff will monitor weather to coordinate clean-up. City staff suggested sending individualized thank-you cards to volunteers and families to acknowledge their service.
No formal direction or vote was recorded in the staff meeting; staff committed to coordinating implementation details under the grant and seeking compliant contractor arrangements before finalizing work.
