03-02-2020 Council Work Session Packet

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Open House comments We are happy about the proposed changes to Birch St. We often take the backroads to get to Hodgsen Rd rather than attempting to cross traffic to go. Same is true when leaving Rice Lake Elementary after drop off or pick up. Going left is our route, but will often take a right and wind through the neighborhood to reach our house that is east of Rice Lake Elementary. If a solution to help Old Birch intersection, do it now otherwise it will be an issue for 20 years. Possible left turn only added. Prefer no additional stoplights. Use roundabouts. Prefer to avoid loss of ball fields - any option to add one if we lose one? Detours were really bad last project. Put in signals or signs at CR J & Centerville Rd for sure and something at Ware & CR J. I'm fearful that the introduction of two roundabouts will restrict traffic to the point that there will be gridlock off Hodgson to Birch. It's going to create long lines on Hodgson - luck to get 6 cars/light. I would have to turn right & travel a distance to turn left on Birch St? This is non-sensical. What does the math show? Thank you. Two roundabouts by school should help traffic flow once people get used to them. Doesn't seem it will affect Black Duck getting out to Birch going east either early AM or late afternoon. Too many people pass on the shoulder if you're stopped to turn left out to Black Duck. I like the roundabouts. I like that it ends at Kingfisher. I won't like if we need to go to Old Birch to go west. That will make a lot of traffic for those south of Birch, between West Shadow Lake and Old Birch. Thank you for keeping us involved with the decisions. Add parking for Rice Lake Elementary events, cars park on the street right now. Moving the trail in front of 441 Birch doesn't seem to have much value. The space is enough for snow and other needs. Seems like overkill with 2 roundabouts. Do we need 2 by the school? I don't think speed is high on that stretch compared to east of the church to Centerville Rd. Passing on the shoulder at Black Duck Rd & Birch is happening a fair amount and is very dangerous!! Turning onto Birch from Black Duck Road due to speed as well. I was hoping the project scope would include Hokah Drive. Approve and recommend 3rd roundabout. We think the roundabouts will help the traffic flow at the school and solve the intersection problem at West Shadow Lake Rd. Stopping the median between West Shadow and Kingfisher Ct allows the residents to continue to take lefts in and out of their neighborhoods. This is a win for the residents. It doesn't make sense to only look at part of the corridor. The 2011 study is out of date and residents should be privy to the thinking along the whole corridor. Just like in 2011, it's not a promise of what will happen, but we should be able to see the conceptual thinking. Two roundabouts are excellent! They will slow traffic down. I live on W Shadow Lake and at 8 am and 6 pm it is extremely difficult to make a left turn going south away from the school. Traffic exceeds the 50 mph signs. Excited to have a roundabout where Birch meetgs Old Birch. Great!! Thrilled to have a bike path on the south side of Birch to Old Birch as well. Huge safety concern with all the kids moving into Saddle Club development. Thank you for adding the roundabout at Old Birch Street as well as extening the sidewalk on the south side of Birch. This will improve safety.