La Crosse council president Dickinson on city administrator, WI DOT decisions and traffic

We get to know new La Crosse City Council President — or as her neighbors call her, “Madam President” — Tamara Dickinson, in the WIZM studio.

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Dickinson helps preview the upcoming city council meeting, which includes the potential vote on hiring a city administrator or to delay it some more so a working group can do more study.

We also discuss just what exactly it means to “vacation” a street, in regards to some potential 12th Street North housing projects the council could vote on.

When it comes to traffic, Dickinson talks about a Wisconsin DOT plan to close north side streets due to railroad crossings — in which the city council could vote to formally protest — plus we vent about Highway 16 construction and if there will be any pauses there with the WIAA state track and field meet coming a month from now.

The city council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday. The agenda, which is not posted yet, will show up on the city’s legistar page soon.