It appears a two-way stop at the intersection of east Elm and Sixth streets will not happen due to the lack of a motion by the Fairbury City Council Wednesday evening.
During the council’s previous meeting on Aug. 21, a man expressed concerns over that intersection not having a stop sign as elementary kids get off of a school bus there.
Mayor David Slagel said City Superintendent Brett Ashburn lives nearby and thought it was a good idea to put stop signs there.
“I’m not crazy about adding stop signs if we don’t need them,” said Alderman James Tipton.
Tipton, who lived on that corner for several years, told Fairbury News after the meeting he never saw any issues there.
“I think there was one accident there in the 28 years I lived there and that was just a distracted driver, it wasn’t speeding or anything.”
Alderman Steve Endres asked if that is really where a bus stops.
“If you stop in the middle of the block between the two intersections, the problem is solved,” noted Endres.
Endres said if a stop sign is placed there, he would like to see lights on it to attract attention and make it visible.
Bill Schmidgall confirmed a school bus does actually stop at the intersection as he has seen it. It was also noted at the meeting the area becomes congested with traffic before and after school.
Also at Wednesday’s meeting, the Fairbury City Council approved construction of a new road for the Fairbury Industrial Park by the new Steidinger Brothers and Sealtite facilities on the west end of town. The cost is $60,000 for asphalt and $80,000 for concrete and the city is leaving it up to the businesses to decide what to do.
Alderman Jon Kinate asked if the state was going to repave Route 24.
“They were doing some patching is all I thought,” replied Mayor Slagel.
Street Superintendent Lonnie Roads said it is in the engineering phase now but it could be years before the work is done on Route 24.
“The potholes keep coming back in the same places,” observed Alderman Endres.
A request was approved for the annual Prairie Central homecoming parade which is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 27 at 2:30 p.m. It will begin at Marsh Park, come up to Locust Street and then travel down Fifth Street to Hickory Street where it proceeds to the high school. The Student Senate is asking the Council for permission to use city streets for the parade which will last roughly 30 minutes.
Council members approved a supplemental resolution to add construction cost to the 2024 MFT program. This is a reporting change and not a new expense, according to the mayor.
Amendments were authorized to Chapter 6 of the city code on Refuse and Garbage and residential use of city dumpsters. This clarifies items which cannot be put into a dumpster.
The consent agenda was approved which included Aug. 21 meeting minutes, voucher invoice register listing the bills, treasurer’s cash report and check register.
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