Residents flooded the Main Street Construction meeting to weigh in on the possible roundabouts. The project's designers presented multiple options on everything from sidewalks to intersections.
Sussex residents crowded the Quad/Graphics room at the Pauline Haass Public Library Wednesday evening for the village’s fourth public meeting on the Main Street reconstruction project, mostly due to the controversial roundabouts. More than 50 residents attended the first of three consecutive meetings to share their opinions on the suggested construction plans. Ryan Amtmann, the project manager, first gave a short presentation about the history of the project, battling the sound of murmurs from citizens unable to wait to share their opinions. And the murmurs apparently reached the right ears. Trustees Tim Dietrich and Pat Tetzlaff said they plan on talking with the Village Board Tuesday to stress discontinuing the roundabout idea, …
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Waukesha County staffers and members of the project design team for the paving project will be on hand during a public information open house from 5-7 p.m. May 10 at the Pauline Haass Public Library, at N64W23820 Main St., in Sussex.
The plan to pave the Bugline Trail hasn’t had its shortage of controversy, and on May 10 supporters and opponents of the plan can voice their opinions at a public information session. Waukesha County staffers and members of the design team for the paving project will be on hand during a public information open house from 5-7 p.m. May 10 at the Pauline Haass Public Library in Sussex. There will not be a formal presentation, but there will be people available to answer questions. The Waukesha County Board of Supervisors approved the $2.4 million project in September as part of the capital improvements plan for the county. Federal funding would cover $1.5 million in costs for the paving project, and $272,000 in state grants would cover …
Steve Dan
8:11 am on Sunday, May 6, 2012
First, let me say that I think it's great that the citizens are speaking their minds and shows a genuine concern for our home town. What would be wrong with presenting all of the ideas to the voters and let them (us) decide? Completely by-pass the board. It's our home, we should be the one's to decide. Secondly, my thought would be to just do away with parking spaces from SS/Main to Maple, add … more ›