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Oskaloosa council directs staff to craft exceptions to Complete Streets policy and reopens 8th Avenue West plans
Summary
After a lengthy debate over sidewalks and farm access, the Oskaloosa City Council voted to direct staff to draft additional exceptions to the city's Complete Streets policy and scheduled a public hearing to reconsider 8th Avenue West plans; the hearing was set after a 4'—vote.
The Oskaloosa City Council on July 21 directed city staff to develop additional exceptions to the municipality's Complete Streets policy and approved scheduling a public hearing to reconsider plans and specifications for 8th Avenue West.
Council discussed three options presented by staff: leave the existing Complete Streets policy unchanged; add narrowly defined exceptions; or remove the policy entirely. Staff said the policy, adopted by resolution in 2015, guides walking and bicycling accommodations on transportation projects but allows enumerated exceptions such as insufficient right of way, excessive…
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