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Council authorizes utility work at Polk/Wind intersection; staff warns tree losses and proposes roundabout option
Summary
Public works staff urged moving forward with utility relocations this summer for the Polk/Wind Street intersection project to protect major feeder lines and enable future intersection work. Staff warned that undergrounding utilities and required right‑of‑way changes could require removing two to six trees near the cemetery and school; the council directed arborist consultation and further coordination with the school system.
Marietta public works staff advised the council to proceed with undergrounding major electrical feeder lines and other utility relocations at the Polk and Wind Street intersection this summer, saying the work must happen regardless of the final intersection design.
"Marietta Power has major feeder lines... They cannot span, and it spans over the intersection. The only way to protect those utility lines is to put them underground," said Public works official (Speaker 8). The relocation requires substantial underground duct bank work and may force removal of some mature…
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