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Council and staff plan traffic review, urge communication with families ahead of school opening
Summary
Council and staff discussed expected traffic congestion at the middle school drop-off, possible cut-throughs in neighborhoods, the need for signage and school security, and plans to involve a traffic engineer and coordinate site walks with police and emergency services.
Council and staff spent substantial time on anticipated traffic patterns and safety for the middle school opening, urging communication to families about designated access points. One council member suggested formal communication: "Is is there a way to make a formal request so at least we can say that we ask that they communicate to all the families that, basically, there's only 1 way to get in," reflecting resident concerns about shortcutting through neighborhoods.
Staff said they plan to bring in a traffic engineer to monitor patterns after the school opens and recommended observing traffic for a full school year before making permanent changes to signage or ordinances. The manager and chief said they will meet with the school district and local police and emergency services; the manager noted a meeting on the 20th and a walk on the 25th to coordinate logistics and to schedule a council tour of the site.
