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Residents press council to pause Bunce Road multi-use path; Complete Streets ordinance deferred for more work
Summary
Hundreds of residents opposed a proposed 10-foot multi-use path on Bunce Road, citing safety, tree loss and lack of public input; Council deferred the Complete Streets ordinance and said further committee meetings and planning commission coordination will continue.
Dozens of residents and multiple council members debated a proposed multi-use path on Bunce Road at the May 5 City Council meeting, with speakers and petition organizers urging the city to pause or reroute the plan.
Public commenters said the proposed 10-foot-wide asphalt path along Bunce Road would introduce hundreds of conflict points with driveways and intersections, remove mature street trees, and create safety risks near high-traffic driveways and two gas stations. Amy Herberger, a Bunce Road resident, told council the proposal "is unsafe, wasteful, environmentally damaging, and lacks transparency." She and others said staff—s…
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