“Misinformation”
Apparently there are some people being left with the impression that I somehow provided “misinformation” about the two-way conversion of Walker Avenue. Let’s be perfectly clear on this: I correctly quoted Public Works Director Eric Wenger in reporting that the city had money for traffic controllers, but not traffic lights, to complete the two-way conversion of Walker and Hudson Avenues. When I raised the question of the traffic lights removed from other streets as part of Project 180 and why they couldn’t be re-used, I was then told by Assistant City Manager Dennis Clowers that yes, this was possible. But a delay was again cited in the interest of doing studies to determine how how the conversion might proceed with existing property egress along the two streets. When I then noted that such studies were supposedly ordered by the city council in 1999, the message went out that the idea Walker Avenue was not scheduled to be converted to two-way traffice was “misinformation.” I’ve now seen evidence of this message going out from city staff on multiple occasions. When I contacted city staff to say I was standing by my reporting on this matter, I was told by Clowers they did not intend to state I had put out misinformation, that instead, they had accidentally misreported to me the availability of existing Project 180 funding that does exist to complete the two-way conversion of Walker Avenue as part of the current contract.
NOTE: City staff still also reports that Hudson will remain a two-way, one-way, two-way traffic corridor until more studies are completed on egress and money is identified for installation of the four remaining traffic lights and restriping.
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The City staff and Councilwoman Salyer needs to seriously reconsider their position on Hudson and complete it immediately with Walker.
I can’t imagine that Devon Energy is going to be pleased with having to endure this jacked-up traffic pattern indefinitely.
steve thanks for being on top of this story ..
as was/is the case with walker Hudson needs to become 2 way ASAP
RE: Devon not being pleased…didn’t Devon give their OK on the Project 180 cut backs that resulted in this???
Steve your facts and information have always been laser sharp truth. The doltish politicians and the nitwit beaucratic pogues at the City cannot get there disnonest act together, which should surprise no one. The got caught talking out of both sides …
Steve, in all the years I have been both following and interacting with you, I have always found your note taking to be meticulous and your recollection of details to be razor sharp.
Not only that, you’re always freely willing to admit when you don’t know something, don’t have all the facts, etc.
I would bet on your word any day of the week.