A public information meeting is scheduled for July 16 to present and gather input on Kenosha County’s efforts to reduce serious crashes on its highways. The event will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, located at 9900 Terwall Terrace.
Kenosha County recently received a federal grant to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. This plan aims to identify areas with safety concerns, prioritize these issues, and recommend ways to address them in pursuit of zero deaths and serious injuries on county highways.
A committee composed of representatives from Kenosha County and all its municipalities has been working since early this year on developing the plan. The group’s initial findings will be shared at the upcoming public meeting.
“The committee looks forward to sharing its findings with the public and gathering further input to inform the process,” said Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman.
Attendees will have an opportunity to review draft exhibits and provide feedback about traffic safety concerns or hazardous locations along county trunk highways.
A second public information session is planned for September 26 at the Kenosha County Center in Bristol, after the plan reaches its final draft stage.
The planning and engineering firm Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. has been contracted by Kenosha County to conduct the study for the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. Those unable to attend can contact Darren Fortney, Senior Principal at Short Elliott Hendrickson, at 608-620-6191 or via email for questions or feedback.
In other recent data related to Kenosha County, Indian Trail High School and Academy had the highest enrollment among local schools during the 2023-24 academic year with 2,001 students. Tremper High School followed with 1,458 students, while Bradford High School enrolled 1,448 students (https://dpi.wi.gov/). During that same school year, white students made up just over half of all students in Kenosha County schools—55.6%—a slight decrease from the previous year (https://dpi.wi.gov/). Hispanic students were the second largest group at nearly 26%, while Black students represented about one-tenth of total enrollment (https://dpi.wi.gov/). American Indian students remained one of the least represented groups within local schools (https://dpi.wi.gov/).
