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Board discusses one-way alley proposal behind downtown; no formal change yet, staff to solicit feedback
Summary
Trustees discussed a preliminary proposal to convert a narrow downtown alley to one-way traffic to address frequent collisions with a stop sign; concerns about compliance, visibility and parking led the board to ask staff to solicit property-owner feedback and consider targeted parking changes rather than an immediate one-way conversion.
A preliminary discussion about converting a narrow downtown alley to one-way traffic was held during the July 17 Hortonville Village Board meeting; trustees expressed safety concerns tied to visibility and repeated collisions at the stop sign near Bethlehem and Nash streets but declined to order an immediate change.
Staff said business owners had raised the one-way idea because the alley is narrow and collisions into the stop sign have occurred multiple times. Trustees and the police chief noted visibility problems where parked vehicles and the alley—s geometry reduce sight lines. The police chief confirmed repeated incidents at the stop sign and said visibility for drivers pulling onto Nash Street can be poor.
Trustees debated enforcement and expected noncompliance, especially after late-night hours, and discussed alternatives including increasing signage, changing stop-sign placement, or restricting the first few parking stalls to compact cars or motorcycles to improve sight lines. One trustee suggested testing parking-stall restrictions as a first step; staff noted changing stall designations can be done administratively but converting the alley to a one-way street would require ordinance changes and community outreach.
The board asked staff to solicit feedback from adjacent property owners and the downtown community and to return to the board with options; no formal motion to change the alley—s direction was adopted.
