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Residents urge the commission to weigh traffic, safety and neighborhood impacts of QuikTrip proposal
Summary
At the public comment period residents and a nearby business representative urged commissioners to consider traffic impacts on 2700 East, student pick-up safety at Highmark School, noise, trash and light pollution, and bus stop safety related to the QuikTrip proposal.
Multiple residents used the public comment period to urge commissioners to consider neighborhood impacts of the proposed QuikTrip project. Stacey Eddings said she "does not favor the proposed QuikTrip" and cited existing commercial development problems including noise, trash and light pollution and concern about reduced home values.
Amy Mitchell raised traffic concerns for 2700 East and said the development could affect student drop-off and pick-up at nearby Highmark School; she asked whether additional police patrols would be used to address congestion or safety. Brad McDougal, director of Real Estate at Maverik and a South Weber resident, warned that widening 2700 East could alter semi-truck flow and traffic patterns and stressed the project’s potential effect on truck movements.
During the QuikTrip review at least one resident (Stacey Eddings) separately asked that a bus stop at the entrance of 2700 East and 7800 South be relocated for safety reasons. Commissioners acknowledged these concerns and required the developer to clarify traffic, median, crosswalk and related design elements as conditions of continuance.
