Recap of public comments from 2021

2,001 survey entries were received.

Public’s priorities

• Safety for all
• Easy business and school access
• Good connections for all modes of travel

Summary of comments heard

• Safety concerns
  • Hard to cross or turn onto Hwy 23, worried about the whole area but especially near the school and Hwy 169
  • No good places for people to walk or cross the road on Hwy 23
  • Students crossing the road to get to the Dollar General store
  • It's dangerous when cars pass on the right - risky for people walking
  • Cars go too fast when they come into or leave Milaca
  • Problems with seeing the road clearly when turning onto Hwy 23 at different places
• Need more lanes for turning, maybe a special lane in the middle
• Roundabouts - some didn't like them because of big trucks, but most people thought they were a good idea for many places
• Kwik Trip gas station makes it hard to use 1st St. E. People talked about trucks at that intersection a lot
• Yellow lights are too short
• Hard to make turns with a trailer attached to their car
• Connections to the ATV/snowmobile trail