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Resident urges council to prioritize West Cordero Drive exit for emergency access
Summary
Melinda Burrell told the council completing the West Cordero Drive exit would improve emergency access and school traffic for an estimated 1,600 homes and thousands of residents, and argued the city should push costs back to developers rather than absorb them.
During public comment, Melinda Burrell urged council members to prioritize completion of the West Cordero Drive exit as the most meaningful safety improvement for the area. "This affects 5 to 6,000 residents that are on Little Valley Gateway alone. That's 20% of your population. That's about 1,600 homes," she said, arguing that completing the west exit would deliver greater long-term safety benefits than paving 4100 South.
Burrell described existing constraints — a single functional in-and-out route for many residents, narrow neighborhood streets with on-street parking that most buses avoid, and intersections where added traffic funnels onto already congested arterials like 8400 West. She urged the city to require Deer Horton and other developers to complete 4100 South rather than shift costs to Magna, and suggested installing speed cushions when Corduro connects to 3500 South to prevent the street from becoming a faster cut-through.
Why it matters: Burrell framed the issue as a large-scale safety and congestion problem affecting school traffic, emergency access and thousands of residents; she asked council to seek solutions that deliver long-term benefits and to consider cost apportionment to developers.
Next steps: Council members acknowledged the concern and said they will continue to coordinate with state and county partners on road and infrastructure funding.
