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Residents raise concerns about chip-seal project, speed and runoff; public works and police respond
Summary
Multiple residents raised questions and concerns at the Aug. 25 City of Forks Council meeting about the recent chip-seal road project, speeding on local streets, and signage; Public Works Director Hampton and Police Chief Rowley responded, noting a $1.8 million Transportation Improvement Board grant funds the project, that runoff is not expected to change materially, and that the City closed a road section over a dust complaint.
Several residents used the public-comment period Aug. 25 to press the City of Forks on road safety and performance following a recent chip-seal project.
John Witherspoon asked the Council to replace a deaf-child sign on Trillium and to reduce that street’s speed limit; he also raised concerns about increased water runoff after the chip-seal work. Public Works Director Hampton responded that roads were being correctly crowned for drainage and that…
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