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From: Eric Bracke
To: Kathleen Reavis, Ted Shepard, Tim Blandford
Date: 7/6/98 12:45PM
Subject: Re: Harmony Village
I am of the opinion that the traffic signal costs will be a private expense since it is only the shopping center
and Hospital that are generating the need. It is unlikely that the intersections would ever need to be
signalized without those developments.
As for the Traffic Calming, I still find it interesting that the Code requires developers to make the
connections, then we make the developer mitigate the impacts of the connections, but I digress. It should
be noted that we have been successful on several occasions as to the controlling of speed with traffic
calming, but not reducing volumes. We will need to work with a "group" from the neighborhood to
examine alternatives.
Eric
>>> Ted Shepard 07/06/98 11:55AM >>>
Here is an update/status report based on further discussions since the last meeting with the consulting
team on June 23rd.
The access off Timberline Road is now proposed to be public and a logical extension of Timberwood
Drive. This now means that all four legs of the Timberline/Timberwood intersection will be public.
Eric, this could mean that construction of the traffic signal is now a public expense versus private as
originally conceived.
Both Wilmington and Delaney will remain public streets.
Delaney will be public up to the intersection with Timberwood (extended). Wilmington will remain public
as it goes north and intersects with either Timberwood or Delaney. North of Timberwood, the streets
become private.
There has been some discussion of installing some form of traffic calming on Wilmington to alleviate the
potential of theatre -goers to take Wilmington to Battlecreek/Kee nland, especially when the
Timberline/Timberwood intersection gets backed up after a really big show.
The next neighborhood information meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 15th at Preston Junior High
from 7:00 to 9:00.
1 would like to touch base with you prior to this meeting so I can accurately reflect Staff's thinking on these
issues.
Thanks, Ted.