Summer 2022 Hometown Messenger

PUBLIC WORKS

Protecting our riverbank Project would protect infrastructure, historic sites

Along with the critical stabilization piece, the project will preserve and protect historic sites alongthe river, includingDakotaburialmounds

The project timeline is yet to be deter mined and depends on various govern ment approvals and funding sources

CongresswomanAngie Craig recently stopped in Shakopee’s Huber Park to discuss the city’s riverbank stabilization and cultural corridor project after she was able to secure $3 5 mil lion for the project through congressional directed spending In the last century, the riverbank inHuber Park has receded approximately 50 feet The stabi lization project would reduce flooding and future erosion risk to protect underground infrastructure In fact, the banks have eroded to the point that a sanitary sewer manhole is exposed at the edge of the riverbank with other sewer, trail and park infrastructure in line to be swallowed up The total cost of the project is expected to be more than $12 5 million, with potential future support from partners including the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Scott County Historical Society, the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District, the Min nesota Department of Natural Resources, Army Corp of Engineers, Scott County and Hennepin County (Three Rivers Park District)

From left: SMSC Chair Keith Anderson, Three Rivers Park District Superintendent Beau Carlson, Shakopee Mayor Bill Mars, Scott County Board Chair Michael Beard, SMSC Secretary-Treasurer Rebecca Crooks-Stratton, Congresswoman Angie Craig, SMSC Vice Chair Cole Miller, Shakopee City Councilmember Angelica Contreras, Shakopee City Councilmember Jay Whiting, Scott County Commissioner BarbWeckman Brekke, and SCHS Executive Director Heather Hoagland

City starting yield sign installation Beginning this year, City of Shakopee crews will begin installing yield signs at uncontrolled intersections in the city limits In 2016, a yield sign installation project was completed on 11th Avenue in the Presidential neighborhood The city compared acci dent data before and after the yield signs were installed and found that these signs consistently prevent accidents There are 65 intersections in Shakopee that do not have traffic control of any kind to assign right-of-way for drivers In 2022, nine yield signs will be installed in the Countryside and Countryside 2nd Addition neighborhoods The remaining intersections will be approved one batch at a time by City Council over the course of the next four years Intersections getting yield signs in 2022 include:

City installs seasonal parklets downtown If you’ve had the pleasure of being downtown Shakopee lately, you may have noticed some changes to the streetscape Inspired by the success of street tents during the height of the pandemic, the Shakopee City Council approved the seasonal installation of five parklets in downtown Shakopee These modu lar parklets allow local establishments to offer safe outdoor seat ing in the street area The parklets are steel-framed and contain features for stormwa ter drainage and to match curb heights The city added portable curbs between the street itself and the parklets for a safety barrier The parklets will be removed in the fall to allow for snow removal

■ Appaloosa Avenue at Caspian Lane ■ Jutland Avenue at Caspian Lane

■ Ardennes Avenue West at Breton Street ■ Arabian Avenue West at Breton Street ■ Ardennes Avenue East at Tarpan Street ■ Arabian Avenue East at Tarpan Street ■ Pina Street at Cubasue Court/Cubasue Avenue ■ Danube Avenue at Lusitano Street ■ Tori Court at Caspian Lane

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