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7 results for “traffic impact”

  • Minutes from the July 8, 2025 Work Session

    Jul 8, 2025

    ·Hazleton, PA
    Minutes

    During a July 8, 2025 work session, Hazleton City Council discussed safety recommendations from PennDOT for the intersection of 15th and Locust Streets, where 42 reportable accidents occurred between 2019-2024 and police responded to over 100 total accidents. The council explored solutions including a traffic light (estimated at $3 million), implementing a one-way southbound configuration on Locust Street to reduce congestion and improve visibility, and conducting a traffic study, with concerns noted about impacts on adjacent streets and the narrowness of streets in the area. Mayor Cusat indicated that Locust Street would be the only road paved in the area and favored the one-way street approach to alleviate congestion on Church Street.

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    traffic safetyintersection improvementroad infrastructure
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  • WORCESTER TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes May 22, 2025 | 7:00 PM

    May 22, 2025

    ·Worcester, MA
    Minutes

    On May 22, 2025, the Worcester Township Planning Commission unanimously approved the preliminary land development plan for Westrum Development's Trooper Ridge project, a proposed for-sale townhome community on Trooper Road and Germantown Pike that will retain one existing home while developing the remaining area into high-end townhomes. Key conditions of approval include compliance with review letters from external agencies, submission of architectural renderings and a guest parking analysis, and exploration of passive amenities such as trails; the applicant acknowledged an $81,250 traffic impact fee and agreed to prohibit unauthorized modifications through homeowners' association documents. Commission members addressed concerns regarding limited guest parking and amenities, with the applicant proposing sidewalks throughout, discussing potential overflow parking arrangements with a nearby church, and committing to further discussions with staff on feasibility of additional amenities.

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  • Jackson Township Board of Supervisors Special Meeting Minutes

    Feb 20, 2025

    ·Jackson, MS
    Minutes

    Jackson Township Board of Supervisors held a special meeting on February 20, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building to discuss a proposal by Mr. Aiken to establish a Waste Transfer Station at 105 McQuiston Drive in Jackson Center, where garbage from a newly obtained Hermitage, PA contract would be sorted from recycling materials, with garbage destined for a landfill in Lowellville, Ohio, and recyclables for a facility near Pittsburgh. Three supervisors attended—Chairman George H. McIntire (term expires 12/31/29), Gene Swartz (term expires 12/31/25), and Jerry S. Heckman via phone (term expires 12/31/27)—along with Solicitor Raymond Bogaty and Zoning Officer Sandy Bachman. Citizens raised concerns about noise, odor, truck traffic, rodents, property value impacts, and questioned the logic of transporting waste approximately 20 miles northeast to Jackson Center before routing it west to Ohio or to Pittsburgh, rather than developing the facility in Hermitage or Lawrence County. The meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m. with no formal action recorded.

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  • COLLEGE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Thursday, July 20, 2023

    Jul 20, 2023

    ·State College, PA
    Minutes

    On July 20, 2023, College Township Council held a regular meeting where Dustin Best was reelected as Chair and D. Richard Francke as Vice Chair. The Council reviewed and approved the preliminary/final land development plan for the University Area Joint Authority Biosolids Upgrade Project, which will replace the existing composting facility with an anaerobic digestion and sludge drying facility at 1576 Spring Valley Road to process regional wastewater sludge and diverted organic waste. The Planning Commission had recommended approval after addressing concerns regarding odor control, wellhead protection, and truck traffic impacts.

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  • SOUTH PORTLAND CODE Article V Page 7 Sec. 27-518. Site plan review (AA).

    Portland, ME
    Other

    This document outlines zoning regulations for South Portland's Residential Districts AA and A. Section 27-518 requires site plan review for any residential construction exceeding 1,000 square feet of floor area within a two-year period (excluding single-family dwellings), with review focusing on impacts such as traffic, parking, stormwater runoff, and noise. Section 27-531 establishes Residential District A as a medium-density residential area limited to four dwelling units per net acre, while Section 27-532 lists permitted uses including single-family dwellings, churches, schools, and accessory solar energy systems.

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  • YORK TOWNSHIP BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 190 Oak Road, Dallastown, PA 17313

    York, PA
    Minutes

    On January 14, 2025, the York Township Board of Commissioners approved several items including December 2024 bills totaling $40,911.00 in professional services payments, held a public hearing on a Transportation Impact Fee Ordinance amendment, and unanimously approved three resolutions: a Roadway Sufficiency Analysis, a Land Use Assumptions Report, and a Capital Improvements Plan. A community member raised concerns about the intersection at Locust Hill and South Queen Street regarding traffic safety related to new development in the area.

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  • Douglas T Lubienski 3201 Hopson Hollow Rd, Knoxville, TN 37931

    Knoxville, TN
    Proposal

    Douglas T Lubienski of Knoxville submitted a proposal response opposing a planned Walmart Neighborhood Market at Schaad Road and Bakertown Road, citing insufficient time for affected homeowners associations to review the project and raising concerns about redundant services given existing shopping and fuel options, ongoing Weigel's development, and potential traffic and safety issues. He identified specific concerns including dangerous driveway proximity to Truitt Path Lane, lack of clarity on protective landscaping installation, unrealistic traffic impact assessments, and misalignment with the county's "Advance Knox" growth plan, while suggesting relocation further west on Schaad Road as an alternative that would better prioritize local resident interests over commercial development.

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