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Baker City council lets petition process move forward after hours of public comment on Main Street restriping
Summary
After about two hours of public comment split between pedestrian-safety advocates and downtown business/resident opponents, the Baker City Council voted to allow a citizen petition to proceed rather than adopt a restriping plan tonight. Councilmembers cited timing and funding uncertainties tied to an ODOT grant.
Baker City — The Baker City Council heard sustained public comment on Jan. 13 over a proposal to reconfigure Main Street from four lanes to three. Petitioners delivered a petition to the city on Friday seeking voter approval before any restriping, and the council voted to let the petition process run rather than adopt the project at this meeting.
Petitioners and opponents urged the council to put the matter before voters. John Jeffries, who addressed the council early in the public-comment period, said the decision to reconfigure “affects all Bakerites” and argued citizens should have a direct vote. Several speakers cited past projects—most notably changes on Campbell Street—as a reason to require broader community approval.
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