Erik Helgestad
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 29:48
- Avg per meeting
- 2:18
- Segments
- 429
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Top issues during term (11)(Roads)
Raised bike and pedestrian bridges
City share of design is about $279,200; construction could cost $18-19 million total.
North Street/St. Paul two-way conversion, phase two
State LRIP funds offset local costs for the three road projects.
Growing MetroLift paratransit demand
No local tax dollars — the extra bus is 100% federally funded.
Hoover Avenue pedestrian crossing at Mindiola Park
Modest cost — crosswalk painting runs about $300 plus signs, well within the committee's remaining budget.
Service reductions to lowest level since 1990
Ridership levels affect fare revenue and are used to justify state operating aid.
Luke Avenue, Born Place and Walton Avenue reconstruction
$1,418,655.50 contract award, pending Council approval.
Davidson Road project intermunicipal agreement
Waukesha pays for its own section at city cost, with only a possible small invoice from the town for design services.
Sidewalk replacement funding gap
Sidewalk funding rose to roughly $500,000 in 2027 after the $200,000 reallocation; costs per square foot are up 46.4% since 2021.
Street Resurfacing Progress (Michigan and Moreland)
2026 pavement crack filling program
$143,220 contract for citywide crack filling.
Michigan Avenue crossings near North High School and Lowell Park
Traffic studies typically cost $3,000 to $5,000, and a mid-block crossing improvement could require CIP funding.
Decisions during term (1)
Recorded while Helgestad was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(Roads)
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