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Mayor: new businesses opening downtown; city to seek traffic study and developer-supplied sidewalk
Summary
The mayor reported openings of Dunkin' Donuts and Jimmy John's and ongoing construction at a planned gas station; the city urged developers to include safe ingress/egress and requested a sidewalk on the school side, and board members agreed to investigate a traffic study for the Ohio Street/stoplight area.
The Mayor reported commercial activity along the corridor, saying Dunkin' Donuts and Jimmy John's have opened and that construction has started at a planned gas station on Turkey Hill. He said the city has asked the developer to address safe entry and exit points and that Sandy Mosher received updated drawings.
The Mayor and engineers flagged concerns about traffic flow near the stoplight and possible driveway connections; they said state standards limit where a signal and access points can be placed near the interstate. The board asked the developer to consider adding a sidewalk on the school side to improve pedestrian safety; the Mayor said the developer had agreed to that request.
Chair raised the possibility of a traffic study to assess impacts as new businesses are added and mentioned an estimated cost of about $25,000; members agreed it would be useful to solicit proposals and bring cost estimates back for a future decision. The Mayor also reported that Indiana Homeland Security reviewed a park-related submission and referred it to FEMA; the city supplied a missing item via Manning Engineering and is awaiting FEMA's determination.
What happens next: Staff will follow up with developers on driveway design and sidewalks, solicit traffic-study proposals and continue monthly outreach to FEMA on pending applications.
