Kenosha’s Public Safety and Welfare Committee will meet Monday, October 26, 2026, at 5 p.m. in Room 204 at 625 52nd Street to discuss several traffic and public space issues. Among the agenda items are a request to change traffic control at 71st Street and 2nd Avenue, several right-of-way encroachment agreements, and a recommendation concerning a fire station siding project.
The committee will review a request from Alderperson Jan Michalski to modify the current east and west yield signs at the 71st Street and 2nd Avenue intersection to stop signs on the north and south legs. The request stems from a resident complaint about vehicles leaving the roadway and damaging property near a curve one block north of the intersection. Public Works staff recommend denying the request due to no reported accidents at the intersection in the past three years and established findings that unwarranted stop signs do not effectively control speeding and can create safety hazards.
Also on the agenda are right-of-way encroachment agreements involving Oriental Inn Kenosha LLC at 5030 6th Avenue and Kenosha Post No. 21 of the American Legion at 504 58th Street. Both agreements would allow awnings or signs to extend into city right-of-way space, contingent on maintenance responsibilities, insurance coverage, and removal rights reserved by the city.
The committee will consider a recommendation to reject bids for Project 26-1575, concerning siding replacement at Fire Station 2 located at 8530 30th Avenue. Alderpersons will also hear citizen comments and review minutes from previous meetings.
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