No traffic sign changes
Doug Marso Excavating of Dakota City removes pieces of debris from the former Lindhares property the city purchased last year. The Humboldt Fire Department conducted a controlled burn of the home and a barn on the property last fall. The city eventually hopes to use the area as a destination location for people utilizing the Des Moines River and the Cottonwood Trail. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.
Following a three-month review, the Humboldt City Council on Monday discussed possible stop/yield sign changes in the community, but decided against any official action.
The city street department, police department and city officials reviewed streets.
“We received several requests and questions about stop and yield signs in certain locations in town,” Humboldt City Administrator Cole Bockelmann said.
Three in particular were examined:
• Gotch Park Road/3rd Ave. S./2nd St. S. – Eastbound 3rd Ave. S. approaching 2nd St. S. and Gotch Park Road has a yield sign and westbound has a stop sign. City staff recommends making both directions either stop or yield rather than one of each.
• 12th Ave. N./15th St. N. –Eastbound 12th Ave. N. approaching 15th St. N. is an uncontrolled intersection. There are several other intersections throughout Humboldt that are uncontrolled. Council should consider leaving these intersections as is, or making all of them uniform to each other, city administration said in its report.
• Eagle Ridge Subdivision – All intersections within Eagle Ridge are uncontrolled. As noted above, uncontrolled intersections in Humboldt should be handled consistently. Council should determine if it will stick with current precedent and policy or make holistic changes to traffic controls.
The mayor and council engaged in a brief discussion about the locations but no action was taken.
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