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September 22, 2020 The following comments were submitted by citizens for the September 22, 2020 Virtual City Council meeting: 20-198 (a/b): 1) As sworn stewards of our tax revenues, Please SAY NO to rezoning & use permit for Ripley Heatwole Co re-zoning. Taxpayers should not hold the burden of financing the off site road & traffic upgrades that this project will warrant. Current traffic study is outdated & obsolete. With approximately over 265 vehicular trips 2 times a day adding over 530 + vehicles at an already busy intersection. By law Use Permit standards: 40.1-2.3 ( B) (4) VI Maintain safe & adequate access/ egress on to safe road conditions around the site. Thank you for your consideration. JoAnn Clarke Churchland Civic League 2) Request that an updated traffic study gets done on the impact of the street in front of Bon Secours. Also request deferral of this item until the traffic study can be completed. Traffic is currently heavy on street. Developer was to come back out to speak with the adjourning residents and did not. The development will greatly impact her home which is directly adjourning the proposed project. Janet Thornhill 3) In opposition to the 400 units proposed for the old Kroger site. MaryAnn Ackiss 3110 Sterling Way 4) In opposition to the proposed development. Would prefer senior housing versus housing for children and the need for school buses and traffic. William Vaughan 5) Request that City Council delay voting to have another traffic study done. Judy Stephenson 3155 Sterling Way 6) My name is Robert Watkins, my wife and I live at 3127 Sterling Way in the Sterling Cove subdivision in Churchland. We are adjacent property owners of The Port apartment complex, scheduled to build on the old Kroger site. There are a few issues that need to be addressed prior to the vote to approve this construction. We have tried to address our concerns during the planing phase, but have had no success. First of all, another traffic impact analysis needs to be performed, to include Bon Secours Way. The original analysis submitted by Ripley Heatwole did not include this corridor.This street is commonly used as a cut through from Tyre Neck to High Street for motorist to avoid traffic signals (2) on High Street, but it’s primary function is for access to Sterling Way and Provence Place. I performed a personal traffic count on this street Wednesday, 16 September. The results are as follows, 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., 68 vehicles and from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 164 vehicles for a total of 232 vehicles utilizing this corridor in four hours. To compound the issue, with Provence Place shut down, due to the COVID-19, family members visiting loved ones usually park along the curb in front of the complex, when no parking is available within their small parking area. This presents a problem for traffic flow in both directions with vehicles parked on one side. There have been occasions where vehicles have parked on both sides of the street. This could also impact first responders accessing Provence Place.