Pine City Council to vote on $242,500 traffic signal share as boards review land, zoning and loans
The Pine City Council is expected to vote July 7 on a $242,500 city contribution to a $970,000 traffic signal and intersection improvement at County State Aid Highway 7 (Hillside Trail) and 13th Street Southwest. The action, which would approve Resolution 2026-32, emerged as the single largest dollar item across a week of government agendas that also touched on data-center zoning, a student-housing loan, and a vacant council seat.
No minutes from recent meetings were publicly available at press time; the following summaries are drawn from official agendas.
Hillside/13th Street signal project
The July 7 special council meeting agenda lists one action item: municipal consent for a county-led project to construct a signalized intersection at CSAH 7 and 13th Street SW. The city’s one-quarter share totals about $242,500. The project would include a detour route using city streets. The council had placed the same resolution on its July 1 regular-meeting agenda, but no outcome has been published.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission met June 24 with a full docket. Agendas showed reviews of updates to the city’s shoreland zoning ordinance (Chapter 13.88) and nuisance ordinance (8.20), plus draft language for a data-center conditional-use permit. Members also discussed manufactured-home regulations and the Comprehensive Plan subcommittee’s goal-setting.
Economic Development Authority
The EDA convened June 24 for discussion-only business. Items included a loan-status update on Lakeside Student Housing from Fred Stelter, a land-purchase update for Atscott Manufacturing, and grading work on the Orvis property. Board members talked about raising revolving-loan-fund limits and voted on a resolution to renew a maturing certificate of deposit to a one-year term.
Special council session on vacant seat
A June 25 special meeting was called solely to discuss and potentially amend a June 17 motion related to a vacant council seat. The agenda gave no further detail.
July 1 regular council agenda
Beyond the Hillside resolution, the July 1 agenda featured a request-for-proposals update on the Orvis property—including drone footage, wetland delineation and a geotechnical investigation—a liquor store update with community questions, and reviews of the golf-cart and garage-sale ordinances. The 2025 financial audit was also scheduled for presentation.
Coming up
- **July 7, Special Council Meeting:** Vote on Resolution 2026-32 for the CSAH 7 traffic signal (city share $242,500). A public forum for non-agenda items is also on the agenda (three-minute limit per speaker, 15 minutes total).
- **July 9, Parks and Rec Committee:** Discussion of Pine City Night Out, Fall Festival, Movie Night, and updates on Challeen Park and the disc golf course.
Generated from official meeting agendas and minutes — every underlying document is linked from the city page. Read the primary source before you rely on a detail.