Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Neighborhood Traffic topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Residents urge Tipp City to limit traffic from Victory Church expansion; city staff to meet with church and county
Summary
Residents of Floral/Florida Acres told council they oppose a proposed new exit from Victory Church into their dead-end neighborhood, citing safety and construction-traffic concerns; city staff said they will meet with Victory Church and the county engineer to identify options that keep traffic off residential streets.
Residents of the Floral/Florida Acres subdivision urged Tipp City Council on Jan. 20 to block church and construction traffic from using their neighborhood after they learned of a proposed Victory Church parking expansion that could add a third exit into the dead-end development.
"We do not want the added safety risk of that additional traffic," Sean Toby, who said he represents many neighbors, told the council and provided packets of maps and photos. Toby described the neighborhood as a single-entry, single-exit subdivision with about 58 houses and said residents are concerned about speeding and near-misses involving children playing in the street.
Toby said Victory Church recently has added services and owns adjacent acreage, and that residents want to remain good neighbors while keeping traffic off Floral Acres. He outlined short-term ideas — changing service times, adding spacing between services, and designing a larger driveway on the church property to handle peak volumes — while also asking the city and township to prevent routing construction or church traffic through the neighborhood.
Council members expressed sympathy and noted limits to local authority over County Road 25A, which officials said is controlled by county or state agencies. "We're dealing with County Road 25A; neither the township nor the city has a lot of say as to how that road is treated," the council president said on the record.
City staff said they are already pursuing options. "We are meeting even with Victory Church for further discussions, this week," Mister Mac told the council, adding that staff and the city engineer are looking at traffic alternatives that avoid directing traffic onto Floral Acres.
Council members asked staff to coordinate with Monroe Township trustees and the county engineer and to keep residents informed. No formal decision was made; staff committed to continued discussions and to return with possible technical or design options to keep traffic off the residential street.
What happens next: city staff said they will continue meetings this week with Victory Church and the county engineer and will report potential traffic-management or design solutions to council.
