PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
DECEMBER 18, 2006
7:30 P.M.
SOUTH WINDSOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PURPOSE: TO RECEIVE CITIZEN INPUT ON PROPOSED APPLICIATION FOR “SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM” (STP) FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO A PORTION, EACH OF AVERY STREET AND PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD; AND ALL OF SAND HILL ROAD
The Public Hearing was called to order at 7:35 p.m. First to speak was Town Engineer Jeffrey Doolittle who explained that the plans for improvements to each of these roads was “conceptual” only at this point; and were not “final.” Providing parameters associated with improvements being considered in each case, Mr. Doolittle noted, initially, that 50 feet was the Town’s standard roadway width. He then provided the following details on each road--
Sand Hill Road – 3,400 feet of pavement to be improved; 5,400 vehicles per day travel this road; and there have been approximately 25 accidents in the last two years.
Pleasant Valley Road – 2,500 feet of pavement being considered for improvements—ranging in width from 21 feet to 30 feet. 3,000 vehicles per day travel this road; and there have been 11 accidents in the last three years.
Avery Street - improvements to 3,000 foot pavement from Kelly Road to Evans Crossing; insufficient drainage in area; 8,500 vehicles per day from the portion of the road from Kelly Road to Dart Hill Road; 24 accidents reported in the last three years.
Speaking to these proposals were the following residents:
Wayne Martel, 461 Miller Road (in the process of purchasing a house at the
corner of Pleasant Valley Road and Long Hill Road)
Louis Baker, 620 Avery Street
Donna Marti, 200 Avery Street
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Steve Coffey, 767 Avery Street
Richard Kopp, 759 Avery Street
Catherine Gonzales, 754 Avery Street
Bob Dickinson, 19 Birch Road
Nanci Pelati, 648 Avery Street
David Chapman, 1007 Pleasant Valley Road
Marianne Lassman Fisher, 194 Woodland Drive
Bill Paquette, 240 Avery Street
Joseph Gineo, 200 Avery Street
Following the comments from those present at this evening’s Public Hearing, Deputy Mayor Delnicki read a letter from Mrs. Rose Pastula, 889 Pleasant Valley Road, containing Mrs. Pastula’s comments and objections to the Pleasant Valley Road project. (A copy of her letter is attached and made a part of this record.)
Most of those speaking from the Avery Street area, voiced their concerns over the “speed” of the motorists using Avery Street; and the fact that many of the motorists were from other Towns, using Avery Street as a means to avoid Rts. 83 and 30 as they headed for the on-ramps of I-84. More Police “presence” and monitoring of speeds, or perhaps the installation of “speed bumps” as a solution to the speeding along this roadway were their primary suggestions.
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Mayor Streeter then conducted a “straw vote” with those present in the audience. Addressing the Avery Street Project first, he asked:
Do you approve of the Town applying for STP Funds for Avery Street?
In favor – 3
Opposed - 17
Do you approve of the Town applying for STP Funds for Pleasant Valley Road?
In favor – 0
Opposed - 18
Do you approve of the Town applying for STP Funds for Sand Hill Road?
In favor – 3
Opposed - 7
The Public Hearing was closed at 8:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia R. Brown
Clerk of the Council
Attmt. (3-Page letter from Rose Pastula)
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