Council hears major thoroughfare plan update; staff recommends Option 3 to avoid floodplain bridge

Feb 24, 2026

Planning staff presented a revised major thoroughfare plan focused south of Highway 71, recommended Option 3 to avoid floodplain impacts and costly bridge construction, and said the update will go to Planning & Zoning in March with final council action later.

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City planning staff returned to council on Feb. 24 to update a draft major thoroughfare plan focused south of Highway 71 and the Hamilton Pool Road corridor. The staff presentation reviewed three options, environmental constraints (water‑quality buffers and floodplain), and traffic modeling out to 2045.

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