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Resolution to Appropriate Funds for the Design of Scio Church Sidewalk - Special Assessment Project - Resolution 1 ($35,000.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Approval of the attached resolution directs staff to prepare plans, specifications, and cost estimates to fill in the sidewalk gaps along Scio Church Road (Delaware Drive to South Maple Road) as a special assessment project.
During the design, staff will apply for funding from the Federal Surface Transportation Fund (STPU) to offset City-share and special assessment costs.
Public Input
In August of 2012, a petition was received by the City requesting the installation of sidewalks on the south side of Scio Church between Delaware Drive and Maple Road. The petition was signed by approximately 75 residents of the Churchill Downs neighborhood, located on the south side of Scio Church Road.
In December 2012, City Council approved a resolution appropriating $15,000.00 for staff to evaluate several alternatives for connecting the Churchill Downs subdivision with the existing pedestrian bridge that crosses I-94 at South Maple Road. In addition to filling the gap on the south side of Scio Church, staff evaluated the feasibility and possible costs associated with filling in a north side gap and installing a pedestrian crossing on Scio Church.
On September 18, 2013 a public meeting was held at Lawton Elementary. At the meeting staff presented the alternatives and rough cost estimates and gathered input from the approximately 25 meeting attendees and several who e-mailed feedback following the meeting.
Feedback from the meeting indicated a vast majority strongly support sidewalk construction to address the south side gap. The feedback received did not oppose sidewalk construction for the north side gap, but it was not expressed as a priority, or a suitable alternative to addressing the south side gap. Construction of a pedestrian crossing was discussed but not viewed as an acceptable alternative to ...
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