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Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Minutes
Councilors Attending: Richard Stone, Susan Hawes, Annie Allen, Geoffrey Gratwick, Gerry Palmer, Frank
Farrington
Staff Attending: Ed Barrett, Jim Ring, Rebecca Hupp, Norman Heitmann
Others Attending: Jim Kiser, Todd Lee, Pat & Doug Cummings, Linda Hunter, Lucy Quimby, William
Green, Glaen Furge, Gary Boldoc
Committee convened at 5:00 p.m.
1. Multi-Year Airport Improvement Program Capital Plan - BIA
Rebecca provided an informational presentation to the Committee. No action is required.
2. Kenduskeag Avenue Rezoning – Council Order 07-011
This item had been referred by the Planning Board for review and recommendations. James Ring
mentioned conversation he and Ed Barrett had with Andy Sturgeon and explained Land Use, traffic
generation, taking of land and the preference to work with citizens first, and suggestion of holding off
recommendation from the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Various citizens expressed there
concern: Todd Lee, 938 Kenduskeag, regarding larger scale development, traffic, land taking. Pat & Doug
Cummings, 1142 Kenduskeag, not opposed to zoning development, need more planning, and Doug had
taken traffic counts resulting in 170 from 7:42- 8:20a.m., 8:30 cars backed up from Griffin Road,
construction impacts. Linda Hunter, 1025 Kenduskeag offered thanks for being listened to. Lucy Quimby,
1230 Kenduskeag, noted a conversation with Bud Grant and was struck by his focus on importance of
development and gave excerpts from Comprehensive Plan with reference to open space, traffic, wetlands.
William Greene, 1626 Kenduskeag, measured width of road and traffic counts of 53 from 3:06-3:16 & 54
from 4:25-4:35 and queried traffic plan policy. Galen Furge, 970 Kenduskeag, concern of traffic and road
width of 20’ in front of his residence. Jim Kiser explained this is not simple/straight forward to develop
alternate access because applicant and landowner are two different people. Developer is pushing zone
change but the landowner isn’t. They are not opposed to alternate access, but cost is an overall
consideration.
3. Howard Street Traffic Concerns:
Councilor Palmer read a letter from Larry Willey into record. Gary Boldoc aware of eleven year opposition
to changes and reads Bob Cimbolleck’s letter to the TIC Committee. Also stated he recommends
prohibited two left turns and mentions FedEx trucks using Howard, Garland, Summitt, State Streets to
Eastern Maine Medical Center, public meeting questions that will be asked, and requested that he and Mr.
Cimbolleck be copied on all meetings. Mr. Boldoc continued to state that volume not speed is the biggest
problem. Councilor Allen recommend encourage through traffic from across bridge. Councilor Stone
queries law enforcement posting to ticket and check through traffic. Councilor Palmer to talk with
UPS/FedEx regarding route and requested better explanation and present explanation of traffic,
percentages, and local traffic. Suggested date of public meeting set for January 24, 2007, with a snow
date of January 25, 2007.
4. Referral: Ordinance Amending Sign Code, Chapter 260-8.2 – Council Order #07-051
Deferred to next Transportation and Infrastructure meeting.
Meeting adjourned at approximately 7:00p.m.
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