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Greenfield council approves temporary barricade, neighborhood notice as part of Holmes Avenue traffic study
Summary
After weeks of debate, the Common Council agreed to install a temporary barricade on Holmes Avenue between 20th7 and 20th8 Street as part of a study of traffic patterns and potential traffic-calming measures; the council required advance notice to about 136 notified residents.
The Greenfield Common Council on Oct. 7 approved installing a temporary barricade on Holmes Avenue between 20th7 and 20th8 Street to test the effects of closing the segment and to study whether additional traffic calming — including speed bumps on adjacent streets — is needed.
The motion, introduced as part of a Board of Public Works recommendation to keep Holmes Avenue open, was amended during council discussion to authorize a temporary closure (barricade) and require that the city notify the roughly 136 residents who previously received notice about the project before the barricade is installed.
Council members and residents debated whether closing Holmes Avenue would reduce…
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