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Burton council drops participation in Belsey–Bristol roundabout after residents warn of harm to longtime market
Summary
After a large turnout of residents and business owners who warned a roundabout would hurt a 65-year neighborhood market, the Burton City Council voted to ask Genesee County and the TIP program to remove the Belsey–Bristol roundabout project from the county program.
Burton — The Burton City Council voted unanimously to notify Genesee County and the TIP program that the city requests removal from the planned roundabout project at the intersection of Belsey and Bristol, following a lengthy public comment session in which residents and the owner of a neighborhood market said the project would damage local business and community character.
Dozens of residents packed the council chamber and nearly every public commenter opposed the project, citing a lack of recent serious accidents at the intersection, potential property takings, truck-access challenges and damage to Nearing’s, a family-owned store in business for about 65 years. The council added the…
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