Transportation

Electric vehicle charging station installed

Dec 4, 2019

Lake City’s first electric vehicle charging station is now installed on the Oak Street side of Patton Park. An anonymous donor provided the Level 2 charging unit to the city to install, according to city Public Works Director Scott Jensen. The city will be installing more charging stations next...

Emergency responder vehicles will be first across new Red Wing bridge this month

Nov 13, 2019

Red Wing emergency responder vehicles will travel across the new Red Wing bridge to celebrate the start of traffic on the structure when it opens in mid-November, according to MnDOT and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. A larger ribbon cutting celebration had been planned, but with the...

Wabasha County approves updated zoning ordinance

Oct 9, 2019

An item on the Wabasha County Board Agenda regarding zoning ordinance amendments and changes sparked some lively discussion at the board’s Oct. 1 meeting. All Commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Brian Buhmann and County Attorney Karri Kelly. Zoning Administrator Kevin...

Sidewalk planning underway in Lake City

Dec 27, 2018

At its Dec. 10 meeting, the Lake City City Council heard an update on sidewalk planning work undertaken by the city’s planning commission. Sidewalk planning was on the commission’s 2018 work plan. Although no recommendations were before the council at the meeting, Planning and Community...

Goodhue County commissioners uphold late tax penalties

Feb 14, 2018

Some residents in Goodhue County were surprised to learn their property taxes were submitted late, Commissioner Barney Nesseth told colleagues at the Goodhue County Board meeting Tuesday, Feb. 6. Nesseth said that some of his constituents put their property taxes in the mail on the due date, but...

Hok-Si-La bypass lane approved

Nov 29, 2017

One Hok-Si-La Park entrance from Highway 61 will get a bypass lane when that stretch of highway is resurfaced in 2019. The other will not. Lake City City Councilmembers voted 4-2 to fund a bypass lane for the park’s main entrance. The cost is estimated to be about $45,000. A vote on a motion to...

Community rallies to promote school bus safety

Nov 2, 2017

National School Bus Safety Week was held Oct. 16-20 and this year Bluff Country School Bus enlisted the community to help celebrate and spread the message. “To many communities, businesses and citizens the week passed and without acknowledgement,” said Cara Grisim of Bluff Country School Bus. “To...

Goodhue County commissioners decline to impose transporatation sales tax

Sep 28, 2017

The one-half of one percent sales tax proposed by the Goodhue County Public Works Department at the September 5 meeting failed to pass at the County Board meeting in Red Wing on Sept. 19. Upon the request of Barb Stussy, and others in attendance at the public hearing two weeks earlier, the board...

Opposition emerges at Goodhue County Transportation Sales Tax hearing

Sep 14, 2017

Sandy Hadler, Correspondent Approximately 40 people attended the public hearing at the Goodhue County Court House in Red Wing on Tuesday, Sept. 5 to discuss a proposed sales tax that would be used strictly for highway road construction projects. Public Works Director Greg Isakson explained...

New School year will bring bigger fines for bus stop arm violations

Aug 3, 2017

State law requires all vehicles to stop for school buses when the bus driver activates the flashing lights and has the crossing arm fully extended, and as of Aug. 1, drivers who violate that law will face a larger fine when citations increase from $300 to $500. The Minnesota Department of Public...