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Council approves modified roadway plan for Octavian Park; debate centers on roundabout, trees and business impacts
Summary
Chillicothe City Council adopted changes to roadway plans tied to a $35 million park grant, dropping roundabouts on Water Street but keeping a roundabout at Yactangian Mill. Council debate and public comments focused on safety, loss of about 27 mature trees, and complaints about public notification and committee communications.
Council members voted April 28 to adopt modified roadway plans for Octavian Park connected to the Appalachian Community Grant Program, approving a plan that removes roundabouts from Water Street while retaining one at Yactangian Mill.
“Ultimately, we decided no roundabouts on Water Street, but we decided to keep the roundabout at Yactangian Mill to improve the safety near the school,” Councilman Creed said during the safety service committee report and later urged council to support the ordinance.
Creed said the administration used the 1993 master parks plan and the 2023 comprehensive plan to guide decisions and described…
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