Suicide Hill Access Meeting May 22 TONIGHT

If you are traveling up 30th ave and through the 27th st. intersection going by the Courthouse with the intentions of going up Suicide Hill this may soon be impossible. The City intends to put a block in place at 25th st. that will block off this possibility.

The most natural alternative seems to be a right turn on 26th st. and going up to 25th ave to get up into East Hill. The only other way is to continue along Pleasant Valley and make either a right at 24th st (with a sharp left access to Suicide Hill) or a right on 23rd St up the hill there.

Exiting East Hill to get downtown is primarily accomplished by using either 25th ave to get onto the highway or going over to 32nd ave via a cross street and going west into town. If you are heading out to the landing you use either the 25th ave route, highway and a left at 28th ave or 3oth Ave. etc. Some people cut across on 26th st to get to 30th ave to accomplish the same trip.

A Cul de sac is planned at end of 25th ave in the future and this will eliminate the highway alternative. This will ensure that 26th st. becomes the main route for those traveling out to the Landing or downtown from East Hill. Imagine those people trying to make a left turn onto 30th ave off of 26th st in the rush hour.

If you have concerns come out to the meeting ! Council has yet to give final approval .
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Don Quixote Note: I have not being able to confirm the budget for this project but there are the following line items in budget 2008:

• 228321302 ---32 ave 27 st to west of int at PV Road --- $568,500
• 228321303 ---32 ave at PV rd Intersec. --- $325,800
• 228321322 -- Pleasant Valley Rd from 26st to 24 ---$111,000
• 228321323 -- PV Road and 30th Ave -----$690,100
  

Dec 13 Special Cow Meeting: THAT Council approves, the following Early Capital Budget approvals, subject to further construction cost discussions, as applicable:

• 32ND Avenue, 27th Street to West of Intersection at Pleasant Valley Road – Road Reconstruction. DESIGN $10,000
  
• 32nd Avenue at Pleasant Valley Road Intersection – traffic circle construction and property acquisition. DESIGN $10,000
  
• 30th Avenue, from 27th Street to Pleasant Valley Road – Road Reconstruction, Sidewalk, Sanitary, Storm. DESIGN $30,000
  

Whether these design costs are in addition to or are already in the budget numbers above is not clear yet.