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Council pushes back on King Street redesign; seeks simpler pedestrian fixes
Summary
Engineers' reworked King Street plan would remove parking and introduce a road‑diet-like layout; councilors asked staff to ask engineers for simpler measures (painted lines, targeted crosswalks) and to bring alternative options back to the council.
Councilors expressed concern that the engineering recommendations for King Street and the Market/King intersection had grown into a larger redesign than originally intended. One councilor said the design "got pushed into Onancock proper" and observed it resembled a road diet; members worried the plan would eliminate three parking spaces and alter the loading zone in front of a downtown business.
Rather than approve the full engineering package, councilors asked staff to return with narrower, lower-cost pedestrian-safety options (painted pedestrian lines, focused crosswalks, and other nonstructural solutions) and for the design committee to meet and advise. The Ready, Set, Go grant that funded the engineering produced the detailed plans, and staff said they would consult the grant engineers about alternatives before the council commits funding.
