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Residents rally to protect Nearing’s Market at Burton hearing on Bristol/Belsey roundabout
Summary
Hundreds attended a Burton City Council public hearing on a proposed roundabout at Bristol and Belsey Road. An engineering consultant described crash history and grant funding; residents overwhelmingly opposed the project, arguing updated crash data, truck access and impacts to Nearing’s Market make the roundabout inappropriate. No vote was taken.
Burton — Hundreds of residents packed a Burton City Council public hearing to oppose a proposed single‑lane roundabout at the intersection of Bristol and Belsey Road, citing potential harm to a long‑running local business and questioning the traffic and crash data used to justify the project.
Paul O'Meara of Roe Professional Services reviewed the project history and design on behalf of the city, saying a 2019 Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission safety study singled out the intersection and that the five‑year study period recorded 21 crashes including five injuries. He told the council the project scored well for a federal carbon‑reduction grant and that funds were awarded to cover about 80% of construction costs for the 2026 season; Roe was contracted to produce the design and the scheme would require temporary grading easements and small right‑of‑way acquisitions at all four corners.
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