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Council approves mass-transportation plan after map correction requirement
Summary
After public comments raised concerns about a proposed truck route near an elementary school, the council approved the mass-transportation plan on a 3–1 vote, conditioning approval on an updated map and appendix clarifying routes.
Neighborhood spokesperson Kim Crowley urged council not to designate 700 East as a truck thoroughfare, citing children walking to the nearby elementary school and narrow road widths. "We do not want 700 East to be a thoroughfare," Crowley said, arguing large trucks would make the residential street unsafe and would require widening.
Council members discussed the mapping and where truck routes actually lead, with staff noting the plan’s truck-route alignment ran north to 950 North and was largely on dirt roads and not connecting to the speaker’s neighborhood. After confirming staff would update Appendix 1 and the map to clarify routes, Councilmember Michael Rodman (motion maker) moved to approve the plan subject to those map corrections.
The motion passed on a recorded vote: Michael Rodman — yes; Jim Baker — yes; Chris Anderson — yes; Laurel Workman — no. The chair declared the motion approved (tally 3–1). The council said staff will verify maps and address discrepancies raised by citizens before the update is posted on the city website.
