Agenda - Public Works Committee - 02/20/2024

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Phone Number Yes, I support a full public road connection Yes, but only if it is used by Public Safety (and Public Works Maintenance) No, I do not support a second connection to Bowers Drive Other (please describe below) 1f7mPin i For purposes of this survey, a non -response will be considered as a non -objection to the connection. Please comment and explain your response above. I don't see the benefit or the actual need case, nor any data or history justifying the change. If the potential issue is a tree falling across the road, the city could instead proactively trim trees. As the structure of Bowers Drive is not on the table, it would seem to be of minimal benefit to have a 24 foot wide road with curb and gutter as the public works department is proposing rather than a wide trail, as the rest of the road does not have this structure either. If a road were required, a formal barrier would be important to restrict access and would be minimal hindrance to public safety. Perhaps a better investment would be fire hydrants. My primary concern is that the road would draw additional vehicle traffic from new development residents looking for an alternate route to highway 10. Bowers drive already has a large number of residents who exercise, walk, & and take pets along Bowers Drive. Additional auto traffic would pose a significant danger to residents, outweighing any potential safety benefits from a second access. Additionally, extra walkers from the new development looking to complete a loop between the new development and Bowers Drive would add to the number of pedestrians, bikes or dogs along the road, further exacerbating the new hazard created by the proposed new access road. Finally, I am concerned this is just step one of a larger plan by city developers to change Bowers drive road, widening the access, adding curb & gutter, etc. which would change the character of the neighborhood and negatively impact the current lot structure. If public safety is truly the concern of the city - improving or revising entrance and exit access to Bowers Drive should be the first focus- the current access to/from the neighborhood from Highway 10 is extremely dangerous- not enough distance to accelerate or decelerate, as well hazard of crossing the highway. This hazard would get worse with additional traffic from the new development using the access road as a short cut up Bowers Drive onto Highway 10.