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Commissioner raises stop‑sign safety concern near Lower Kenrick and Walmart ahead of MyPlace opening
Summary
Commissioner Debbie Lawler presented a resident's concern that traffic from a soon-to-open MyPlace restaurant could increase accidents at turns into Lower Kenrick and the Walmart entrance and suggested adding stop signs; no formal motion was recorded.
Commissioner Debbie Lawler presented a residential safety concern to the Plan Commission on Aug. 27 about stop signs near the Lower Kenrick lot and at the Walmart turn lane. Lawler said a resident anticipates increased traffic when the nearby MyPlace restaurant opens and has suggested placing an additional stop sign for vehicles turning into Lower Kenrick and another for those turning into the Walmart entrance.
The commission recorded the concern for the meeting minutes but did not take a formal vote or record a staff directive related to installing new traffic control devices. The transcript does not include traffic counts, an engineering recommendation, or a schedule for further study.
Why it matters: Traffic‑control changes affect driver safety and local traffic flows; they generally require traffic engineering analysis and coordination with the relevant roadway authority. No such analysis or authority was referenced in the Aug. 27 meeting notes.
No formal action or timeline for potential installation was recorded at the Aug. 27 meeting.
