It's spring. Almost. The Icon watched a sparrow couple examine a bird house that's for rent in Bluffton. The couple eventually selected the house and started placing twigs inside. The Icon missed the twig shots, but offer these, which also tell the story.
One suggested fix resulting from Bluffton’s State Route 103 corridor safety study comes with a $10.4 million price tag.
That solution considers solving the following:
Problems
• Poor access management
• Lack of pedestrian facilities
• Need for crosswalks
• Separate bike and pedestrian facilities
• Congestion by the businesses
• Lack of turn lanes
• Poor sight distance at County Line Road
Bluffton council’s streets, alleys, lights and sidewalk committee meet Feb. 2 with seven agenda items.
These included:
• Asphalt sealing
• Alley vacation
• Riverbend lighting
• 2017 sidewalk connectivity
• State Route 103 corridor study
• South Main and College intersection
• Parkview-Main Street-State Route 103 intersection
Much of the discussion involved the Main-College intersection. Four possible solutions to the safety of the intersection are under discussion.
The Bluffton Tree Commission is in conversation with the Bluffton Lions Club for a tree planting project in several locations in the village.
The commission met Feb. 7. During the meeting Gene Long of Lions presented a club tree planting project. Commission members are receptive to the plan. The first steps are to inspect sites along Snider Road and 313 North Main Street to hlep form a planting plan.
Several additional items were on the Feb. 7 agenda. The minutes of the meeting are attached.
