DATE: January 18, 2017
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Paul Holzen, Director of Engineering
Jonathan Marston, Assistant director of Engineering
Carl Baughman, Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:
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Consideration of Ordinance 2017-03 "An Ordinance to Establish All-Way Stop Control at the Intersection of Churchill Place and Newcastle Drive". (1/26/17 CIC 3-0; 1-recused; 02/14/17 1ST BOMA Reading 6-0) SECOND AND FINAL READING
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning Ordinance 2017-03 "An Ordinance to Establish All-Way Stop Control at the Intersection of Churchill Place and Newcastle Drive".
Background
The City of Franklin's Engineering Department received a request from several homeowners along Churchill Place for all-way stop control at the intersection of Churchill Place and New Castle Drive. The existing two-way stop control provides for stop signs on Newcastle Drive only.
The Engineering Department followed the neighborhood traffic calming program and held a meeting on October 4, 2016 at City Hall. A petition zone of influence surrounding this intersection was identified by the engineering department. All the property owners (113 residents) within this zone of influence were invited to this neighborhood meeting. At this meeting, the City of Franklin's neighborhood traffic calming procedure was explained to the meeting participants. A map of the petition zone, list of addresses within the petition zone, and a petition form with a request statement "Install traffic calming devices on Churchill Place at or near the intersection of Newcastle Diver" was given to Mr. John Green, who was coordinating this effort with the neighborhood residents.
The existing speed limit on Churchill Place, between Jordan Road and London Lane, is 25 miles per hour (MPH). Also, the existing speed limit on Newcastle Drive, between Ca...
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