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Greendale board updates 10-year road plan, advances park improvements and OKs a $31,000 traffic-signal fix
Summary
Trustees approved the annual 10-year road-and-infrastructure update (with a pledge to review Dorchester Lane for 2027), adopted the five-year parks plan with Daffodil Park slated for 2027 (grant-dependent), and approved a DOT-backed signal modification at Southway and Highway 36 at an estimated village cost of $31,000.
The Village of Greendale Board voted to advance several capital plans and a traffic-signal modification after staff presentations and resident input.
Public Works and engineering staff presented the 10-year road plan, which currently schedules Sussex Lane, Dorchester Lane and Stratford Drive for 2027 and lists Basswood Street for 2030. The plan uses biennial PACER road ratings and incorporates water-main and stormwater priorities when scheduling reconstruction, staff said. Trustees asked staff to re-check the placement of Dorchester Lane for 2027; the board approved the plan contingent on that review.
Parks staff presented a five-year parks improvement plan that emphasizes maintaining and updating existing amenities, improving ADA accessibility and selectively adding low-impact amenities. Daffodil Park is proposed for 2027 with a base allocation of $150,000 and an expanded $300,000 scenario if a DNR grant is awarded; staff said design and grant decisions are expected by September. Trustee concerns included aesthetics of mixing new and remaining old equipment and whether some additions (for example, soccer goals at Edgerton Park) reflect actual demand.
On a related operations item, staff recommended converting the eastbound shared through/left lane on Southway at Highway 36 to an exclusive left-turn lane after a traffic study and DOT concurrence. The DOT would perform the signal and electronic revisions and invoice the village about $31,000 for engineering and signal work. Trustees asked about queuing, driveway impacts and pedestrian safety; staff said modeling and revised signal timing support the proposed change. The board approved spending the estimated amount and entering the engineering agreement.
Trustees and staff noted that the capital plans are fluid and that work will continue in the budgeting cycle and as grant decisions are made. The board approved the plans and the traffic-signal modification by roll call.
