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Residents ask for completed path to connect upper and lower Huachuca City and safer school route
Summary
Residents proposed finishing an existing path that links upper and lower Huachuca City, adding sidewalks to the Activity Center and school routes, and improving signage and traffic calming to protect pedestrians, especially children walking to the library and Activity Center.
Julian Barclay and other residents urged the council to finish a pedestrian path that connects upper and lower Huachuca City, noting the steep hill and lack of a safe walking route to the Activity Center and library. Barclay said completing the path would provide a direct, vehicle‑separated route for students and residents.
Councilmembers and residents also raised traditional traffic‑calming measures — signage, speed bumps or speed tables — and noted that sidewalk gaps and debris force pedestrians into the roadway. Osborne advised that sidewalk and street improvements are typical CDBG‑eligible activities if the project can demonstrate low/mod income benefit or otherwise meet national objectives; the town would need design documents and environmental review to score well in applications.
Next steps: staff to include sidewalk/path projects among candidate items in the hearing record and to evaluate cost, scope and potential funding (regional account, SSP, or other state/federal programs).
