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Residents press Polk County to include separated multiuse path on Thompson Nursery Road widening
Summary
Speakers at the Jan. 7 Polk County meeting urged commissioners to adopt a design that removes the bicycle lane from the travelway and provides a separated multiuse path along a seven‑mile Thompson Nursery Road widening project to improve safety for children, seniors and people using mobility devices.
Multiple residents and community representatives told Polk County commissioners on Jan. 7, 2025 that the Thompson Nursery Road widening project should include a separated multiuse path rather than a bicycle lane in the roadway.
Ken Henry, representing the Regional Community Council in Winter Haven, told the board the council ‘‘unanimously approved’’ a public design meeting that introduced a design proposal (referred to as design proposal 2) which removed the bike lane from the travel portion of the road and located it in a separate alignment. Henry said the…
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