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Transportation Commission to Hold Morriss/Gerault Road Improvement Project Public Meetings
Responding to community sentiment requesting a public forum regarding planned Morriss/Gerault Road improvements, the Flower Mound Town Council directed the Town’s Transportation Commission to host a workshop and public hearing on the project.
The Transportation Commission’s Morriss/Gerault Road Improvement Project workshop is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 at Town Hall, 2121 Cross Timbers. The agenda will include staff and engineering presentations. An opportunity for visitors to offer comments will be provided prior to the presentations. Speaker comments are typically limited to three minutes during a workshop. Time limits can be adjusted by the commission chair as to accommodate more or fewer speakers.
Issues that could be considered and discussed during the meetings include project phasing, landscaping, and public safety. A date for the public hearing will also be determined during the workshop. The Transportation Commission is charged with formulating and presenting a recommendation to the Town Council once the community meetings have been hosted.
The Town Council is currently scheduled to review the entire Five-Year Capital Improvement Projects program, including the Morriss/Gerault corridor, in conjunction with the annual budget public hearings in August.
Posted April 9, 2009
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I drive on Morriss Road and Gerault Road regularly, and I rarely see anything I would consider a traffic jam or even a backup. So I understand when people question the need for making it a six-lane road now. I also agree that the safety of our children is an absolute must. When the Morriss / Gerault project does come before Town Council, I want to see verifiable data on our current traffic flow and have the traffic experts clearly explain the assumptions and modeling projections that show the need for the project. I also welcome citizen input, many times some of the best questions and ideas come from citizens who get involved in a particular issue. I am always interested to hear what our citizen’s offer as suggestions and solutions to improve our projects, and I look forward to the opportunity of getting my questions answered and listening to Flower Mound citizens regarding this project.
ReplyDeleteWith that said, if I am on Town Council when the project is discussed I will consider all options and input. We have time to wait to start the project, we can consider doing the work in phases, we can start with the major intersections, we can wait until the River Walk project along Morriss starts, we can consider only do certain parts – and these are just a few of the options. Flower Mound citizens can be assured that I will carefully consider all options on each and every case that comes before me on Flower Mound Town Council.
Respectfully,
Steve Dixon