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Ashwaubenon recommends Morris Avenue reconstruction without added sidewalks after low survey response
Summary
Staff and the Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee recommended keeping existing pedestrian accommodations on Morris Avenue after a public informational meeting and survey returned just four responses; the board voted to recommend reconstruction without adding new sidewalks.
The Village Board recommended reconstructing Morris Avenue between Holmgren Way and Ashland Frontage Road without adding additional sidewalks after staff and the Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee reviewed public input.
Public Works staff presented initial cross‑section options and summarized an April public informational meeting and a follow‑up survey. "We only received back 4 surveys," staff said, noting 117 surveys were sent. The Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee recommended leaving pedestrian accommodations as they currently exist (a sidewalk on the south side that terminates past the church). "They decided that we should leave pedestrian accommodations as they currently exist," Ryan Rickert (staff) told the board.
Board members discussed right‑of‑way constraints on the north segment to Ashland Frontage Road and the practical difficulty and potential need to purchase narrow terraces or property to add sidewalks. One trustee recommended at least two more public informational meetings when design reaches roughly 60% and again before contractor selection.
A motion to recommend reconstruction without adding new sidewalk segments carried by voice vote.
What happens next: Staff will continue design work, hold further public informational meetings at later design stages, and prepare detailed engineering and stormwater plans as part of the reconstruction project.
