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Infrastructure Committee
Minutes
January 12, 2016
ATTENDEES
Councilors:
Gibran Graham Joshua Plourde Sean Faircloth
Sarah Nichols Benjamin Sprague Nelson Durgin
Joseph Perry Joseph Baldacci
Staff:
John Theriault Catherine Conlow Dana Wardwell
Members of the Public:
Walk and Roll
Representative/Volunteer Carrie
1. Solid Waste Ordinance Revision
Dana provided an outline: The solid waste ordinance currently provided for curbside rubbish and recycling
collection from single family residential units and apartment buildings of four units or less. Rubbish and recycling
collection for five unit or more buildings must be provided by the building owner. To close a loop hole that may
allow large multi-unit developments to qualify for curbside rubbish and recycling collection, Staff recommended
revising the solid waste ordinance by removing language under 265-3 Section A “of four units or fewer in a single
structure” and including language in the same section to read: “where four or fewer units are located on a single
parcel, provided that said parcel has frontage on a City street. And the deletion of language in Section E:
“structure” and replaced with language: “parcel”.
Vote: Councilor Durgin moved and it was seconded. Unanimous
2. Discussion: Intersection of Water Street and Main Street
Dana and John provided an outline: Concern had been raised for pedestrian safety at the intersection of Main
Street, Water Street, and Middle Street. This intersection is under traffic signal control and currently provides
crosswalks at Water Street, Middle Street, and the north leg of Main Street. Middle Street is one-way with
motorists traveling towards the intersection.
The crosswalks on both Water and Middle Streets have pedestrian signal heads to inform pedestrians when to
cross the two side roads. No pedestrian push buttons exists at that intersection and the pedestrian signal head
come on automatically for the two side roads when Main Street through phase comes on, which is typical of
concurrent pedestrian signal phasing.
No pedestrian signal head currently exists for the Main Street crosswalk and pedestrians must determine when it
is safe for them to cross Main Street, which would typically be when the side roads get their vehicle green
display. Public Works is currently planning to provide a conduit across Main Street in the Spring of 2016, such
that pedestrian signal heads could be installed to assist pedestrians in crossing Main Street at the northerly leg to
the intersection. At that time, overhead signs would also be installed to instruct motorists on Water Street and
Middle Street that turning traffic must yield to pedestrians.
There was some discussion of ADA compliance which would be included in the upcoming project.
Vote: No vote necessary, informational only.
Meeting Adjourned.
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