Board adds North 20th Street to 2026 queue; motion to add Waldrop (Clark–Hardwick) fails

The Street Maintenance Advisory Appeals Board voted to add a North 20th Street reconstruction to the 2026 project queue and declined, by failing to second a motion, to add a Waldrop Drive segment from Clark to Hardwick.

Staff described the North 20th Street proposal as a roughly 600-foot concrete reconstruction north of town off Treadway with an estimated cost of about $630,000; staff noted that estimate does not include any potential drainage easements the city might need to acquire. "The total cost to do this road properly is about $630,000," Max told the board.

Waldrop Drive was presented as a longer, more complex corridor on the city's south side adjacent to an elementary school. Staff estimated a full-length repair at approximately $3.3 million; trimming the scope to the critical east-of-Hardwick stretch was estimated at about $2.5 million. Board members raised concerns about drainage easements, overgrown vegetation in utility easements and whether the corridor's traffic density justified a large reconstruction now. Mike, a staff member who provides traffic counts, referenced an earlier 2020 count but no current, detailed ADT figure was presented in the meeting.

Board action: Tony moved to add North 20th Street to the 2026 queue and a second was recorded; the chair then conducted a roll-call vote. The transcript records every present member voting yes (Shelly, Mister Bailey, Miss Martinez, Mister Hurt, Mister Polaris, Mister Isbell, Mister Devorah, and Mister Todd) and the motion passed. A separate motion to add Waldrop (Clark to Hardwick) was made but received no second and therefore did not advance.

Why it matters: North 20th Street would convert a long-unpaved segment to concrete and address resident requests; Waldrop Drive represents a multi-million-dollar corridor project with school-zone implications and unresolved questions about drainage, easements and near-term traffic demand.

What remains to be decided: Adding North 20th Street to the queue does not guarantee funding or a construction schedule; staff will include the project in planning documents and return with design and funding details. Waldrop Drive may be revisited in future meetings if the board or staff develop a narrower, fundable scope or if future development shifts local responsibility to private developers.

Votes at a glance: - Motion to add North 20th Street to 2026 queue — Passed (Recorded yes votes: Shelly; Mister Bailey; Miss Martinez; Mister Hurt; Mister Polaris; Mister Isbell; Mister Devorah; Mister Todd). - Motion to add Waldrop Drive (Clark to Hardwick) to 2026 queue — Motion failed for lack of a second.

The board also set its next meeting for June 18, 2026, by unanimous vote.