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City Council Report, December 5, 2011 In Monday night's City Council meeting, December 5, 2011
By Ed Waggener One of the briefest agendas for the Columbia City Council turned into one of its most upbeat, ambitious meetings on Monday, December 5, 2011, as Billy Joe Fudge got a warm reception with an impassioned plea to make Downtown Columbia safer for all modes of traffic, a $9.6 million dollar bond issue for Lindsey Wilson College was approved, an optimistic report on the state of sidewalk construction was given, a new Street was added to the City, among other actions. Mayor Mark D. Harris, after the meeting, "It's time for action. We've talked long enough about making the streets safer." Billy Joe Fudge recalls pedestrian deaths Billy Joe Fudge appeared before the council and got a sympathetic ear to do a better job making Downtown Columbia streets, sidewalks, and traffic patterns safer.He recalled the pedestrian death in 2009, and told the Council of his witness to another tragic pedestrian death in the late 1970s when a semi ran over a woman in a crossing. He said that traffic has seemed to speed more, even since the advent of the Adair Veterans Memorial Bypass, but that to a large part, that might be because of conflicting speed limits when motorists approach from different parts of town. On entry to Columbia, he said, motorists will see these signs with no change of speed along the way:
Fudge said that, while 10 mph on the Square would be preferable, he understood that 15 is the lowest the State will permit. In the meeting, Mayor Harris said that he would begin a discussion with the state to see what all can be done. He was hopeful that the state highway department would hear a comprehensive plan from a united community to make everything work better for all. For Lindsey Wilson, a $9.6 million bond City Bond issue The heard the reading of Resolution 2011-08 providing the issuance of City Revenue Bonds and approved a resolution to hold the requisite public hearing on the matter. The vote, on a motion by Councillor Robert Flowers, with a second by June Parson, was unanimously approved. Lindsey Wilson was represented by attorney Charlie Musson, Nick Roeder of Morgan, Keegan, and by Lindsey Wilson Vice President Roger Drake. The issuance of the bond in no way creates any obligation for repayment on the part of the city, but it can impact, in any one calendar year, the city's ability to issue other bonds. However, with the end of the year only days away, that was not an issue. Vote to take in Office Park Drive read Councillor Craig Dean introduced, and City Attorney Marshall Loy gave first reading to an ordinance bringing Office Park Drive, extending from Jamestown Street at the Prescription Shoppe/Advance Auto Parts area to Heskamp Street into the City of Columbia Street System. No vote was necessary. In Council announcements June Parsons commended Charles Grimsley for the success of the Old Fashioned Christmas bazaar set up so quickly. She also questioned whether the Chamber of Commerce had been given the money in the City Budget allocated to it and whether the Chamber of Commerce had supplied the city with a budget, and details of its activities.Mayor Harris reports Well Walk steps pour waiting on weather... Mayor Harris reported that the North Walk sidewalk project is going well. He said, after the meeting, that the steps will be poured as soon as weather permits. ...and nuisance ordinance progressing He said that work is progressing on a nuisance ordinance. ...and a new pedestrian crosswalk for Lindsey Campus Mayor Harris said that Mike Newton had requested new crosswalks for safety on the campus and that was approved. Mayor Harris reported that 150 bags of leaves have been picked up so far, and reiterated the need for a leaf vacuum in time for next falls leaves. End of Report, City Council meeting, December 5, 2011. The Columbia City Council holds its regular monthly meeting each first Monday at 6:00pmCT in City Hall, 116 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY. The meetings are open to the public. Mayor Mark D. Harris.. Councillors Craig Dean, Linda Waggener, Jim Hadley, Robert Flowers, Tony Grider, and June Parson. City Clerk Carolyn Edwards. City Attorney Marshall Loy. Assistant City Clerk Sonya Roy. City Police Chief Jason Cross. City Gas Superintendent Ron Cook. . City Sanitation Department Superintendent Kenneth Dulin. City Street Department Superintendent Donnie Rowe. City Events Planner Rhonda Loy. This story was posted on 2011-12-08 07:49:28
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