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Resident urges temporary traffic signals at Paul Wilson and Parker; warns of flooding risk ahead of Feb. 25 zoning hearing
Summary
A Wylie resident told the council on Feb. 11 that ongoing construction and diversions at Paul Wilson and Parker are causing frequent accidents and school-bus delays and urged temporary traffic lights; she also raised drainage and flooding concerns about a proposed 59.7555-acre rezoning to be heard Feb. 25.
Jacqueline Walters (also known as Jackie Tobar), a Wylie resident, told the City Council on Feb. 11 that traffic diversions related to construction near Paul Wilson Road are creating safety hazards and that the city should work with TxDOT and Collin County to install temporary traffic signals.
"Turning left from Parker onto Paul Wilson is dangerous," Walters said, describing frequent accidents, emergency responses, and an overturned cement truck on Jan. 28 that shut the road for a work day. She said school buses have been delayed and forced into risky traffic movements.
Walters also reported concerns raised at a Feb. 4 Planning and Zoning Board meeting about a proposed zoning change from agricultural to single-family on 59.7555 acres at the northwest corner of McMillan and Country Club, behind Wylie United Methodist Church. She said residents from Ridgecove Drive, Buckhorn Drive and Sweet Gum Drive described repeated flooding in the area, including one image shown to the board of a car nearly submerged.
"Flooding disrupts lives and damages property," Walters said, urging the council to evaluate drainage solutions such as easements or infrastructure improvements before the Feb. 25 council hearing on the proposal. She told the council she wants the city to ensure drainage is addressed before development moves forward.
Her remarks were delivered during the citizen participation portion of the meeting. Under the Texas Open Meetings Act, council may not deliberate or take action on items raised during citizen participation; the council did not take action on Ms. Walters' comments at the Feb. 11 meeting.
