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Public Open House – Issues & Opportunities Identified by Topic – September 5, 2018 Issues Opportunities TRAFFIC • Speed is too high approaching Hwy 40/93 intersection • Congestion & noise • Suicide lane • Blanchard Lk Rd intersection is dangerous for left turns onto highway • No improvements/widening of Karrow Ave • Reduce speed from south before Hwy 40 intersection • Add roundabout at JP Rd intersection • Add roundabout at 13th and Baker • Eliminate stop lights and replace with roundabouts • Lower speed limit overall and add protected bikeway • Add frontage/backage roads; limit highway access with landscaped median • Add median and bike path • Eliminate suicide lane • Add bridge to connect Greenwood to Monegan • Improve access from Blanchard Lk Rd • Realign old hospital entrance with W. 15th • Extend Baker all the way south to Hwy 40 to provide alternative entry/exit to and from town • Put realistic funding strategy in place for transportation improvements (street extensions) and timeline for completion so people know when projects will happen LAND USE • No more commercial at Hwy 40/93 intersection • No commercial nodes (south of Hwy 40) • Density of development – do we need to develop every speck of land? • What open space can we retain? • Too much multi-family here already • Commercial “nodes” at Hwy 40/93 intersection and Blanchard Lk Rd • Open space and wildlife corridors- preserve and maintain • Need a tree retention ordinance in City and County • Between Greenwood and 13th: develop affordable residential or church in vacant lot north of Greenwood • Increase single-family/small lot residential at Old Hospital site • Allow residential in the WB-2 by right • Allow multi-family residential by right; if >20% affordable housing provided, expedite the approval process • Some landowners south of Hwy 40 would like City services extended; would be good to protect water quality ---PAGE BREAK--- Public Open House – Issues & Opportunities Identified by Topic – September 5, 2018 Issues Opportunities AESTHETICS • Entrance enhancements to 13th St. intersection – landscaping and lane narrowing • Roundabout with tree/landscaping in center at JP Rd • Landscaped median • Landscaping should be comprised of native coniferous trees, NOT all deciduous shade trees – make it look like NW MT, not New England OTHER • Water quality of river below wastewater treatment plant • Open a dialog with County (with someone not rooted in past problems) to cooperatively solve planning issues south of Hwy 40 • Maps should show existing and proposed bike/ped paths