Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (1 motion)
0 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
WHEREAS the 2023 Draft Budget includes partial funding for the widening of the Airport Parkway with additional budget to follow in subsequent years to fully fund the project; and WHEREAS the scope of the project includes the widening of the Airport Parkway from two to four lanes between Brookfield Road and Hunt Club Road, the construction of a new southbound off-ramp at Walkley Road and a roundabout intersection, complete street modifications to Walkley Road between the off-ramp and McCarthy Road, and a new multi-use pathway along the west side of the Parkway ; and WHEREAS the Trillium Line extension, which runs parallel to the planned Airport Parkway widening, is planned to come online in 2023; and WHEREAS it would be beneficial to establish a strong ridership before implementing the full scope of the Airport Parkway widening project; and WHEREAS the 2023 Budget request for the Airport Parkway is primarily for the design and construction of the Walkley off-ramp, but also includes traffic mitigation on Walkley from the off-ramp to McCarthy, a protected intersection at McCarthy, and new active transportation measures on the Walkley overpass; and WHEREAS to allow for ridership on the expanded Trillium Line to establish, a phased implementation approach should be considered for this project; and WHEREAS the need for the elements noted above as well as the new multi-use pathway should be designed and constructed i n the first phase of this project and within the current projected