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City engineer presents Sheridan Transportation Master Plan 2026; planning commission review and public-comment notes
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Summary
City Engineer Thomas Moreno presented updates to the Sheridan Transportation Master Plan 2026, described public engagement and appendix clarifications, and said the plan will go to the planning commission and return to the governing body next week for consideration of resolution 05-26. The presentation noted several specific projects and recorded counts of public comments for some items.
Thomas Moreno, the city engineer, reviewed the draft Sheridan Transportation Master Plan 2026 at the study session, describing the project timeline (work beginning with a 2009 policy plan, consultant award in April 2024, and steering-committee review), public engagement (multiple public meetings and an interactive online map), and the process by which the steering committee and consultant produced recommended projects.
Moreno said staff updated appendices C and D to better align public-comment content and project-selection explanation. Appendix C now includes sign-in sheets and comment summaries from the West Corridor public meeting plus comments submitted after the draft was published. Appendix D clarifies how the steering committee considered public comments during project selection and that public comments alone did not add or remove projects from the draft prioritization.
He described example projects on the draft map including a Highland Avenue extension, a Lewis Street realignment, the Fifth and Valdosta intersection (already under evaluation), and potential Bluebird Lane extension tied to future West Corridor development. Moreno said the draft contained 54 projects and that staff received 18 written comments to the city (overall 54 comments captured by the interactive map), with specific tallies noted in the presentation (for example, five comments against the Bluebird Lane project and seven against Airport Road projects). He said YDOT provided a letter of support and that the plan will go to planning commission for recommendation tonight and return to the governing body next week for consideration of resolution 05-26.
A council member asked that the Fifth and Sheridan Avenue corner be included for consideration due to tight turning constraints; Moreno welcomed ongoing review and public process. Moreno emphasized the plan is conceptual in many places, that right-of-way acquisitions would require separate public processes if pursued, and that the plan is intended to inform the capital improvement program and future joint planning-area updates.
The council did not vote on the resolution at the study session; staff said they will bring the resolution to council next week.
