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SEPTEMBER 2002 MINUTES Meeting Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 Meeting Time: 6:30 pm ODOT Access Management Presentation with meeting following Location: Perry Township Hall, 3111 Hilton Street, Perry Township Attendees: Beth Odell, Darlene Catazaro, Chris Johnson, Anne Unklesbay, Pat Anthony, Craig Chessler, Royal Odell, Betty Odell, Verne Beddell, Terry Hosner, Gary Coates, Pat Georges, Jennifer Georges, James Iler, Ron Gatchell, Dr. Robert Fuller, Dr. Louis Schaner, Flek Stoehr, Attorney Charles Hall, Dana Smith, Joe DeFuria, and Chris Messenger. Meeting was convened at approximately 7:30 p.m. after the ODOT special presentation and discussion period. Secretary’s Report: The minutes of the August meeting were previously approved at an Executive Committee Meeting on Thursday, September 19, 2002. Copies of the July and August minutes were made available at this meeting Treasurer’s Report: We now have 19 charter members. Deposit was $24.00 for a new member. The Linc’s phone bill was $37.78, and the checking account balance is $515.22. Executive Committee: It was decided that the Executive Committee will draft policies for LWCA as needed. Stark Parks: Dana Smith of the Stark Parks gave a short but informative presentation on the overview of the park trail and greenway plan., to which Lincoln Way at some point is going to be connected. The park trail and greenway plan, which is more than just trails, began in 1996. It was the first in the State of Ohio, Has been adopted by SCATS, There are over 300 miles of trail, and The Ohio – Erie portion has approximately 25 miles developed. Other Stark Parks projects, which include the input of the Army Corps of Engineers: The Navarre tunnel project is being designed, The railroad crossing obstacle in Massillon has been completed, New goal – Cleveland to Zoar connected trail, Alliance is being planned, Sippo to Furness Park in Massillon is being planned, Fairgrounds to Woodlawn Road is a major concern at present The Sippo Park is utilized by 22,000 children with hands-on learning experiences. The Stark Parks is holding public meetings to come up with routes to connect areas of concern and interest. The next meeting is Wednesday, October 9, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. Concerns can be sent to Stark County Parks District, 5300 Tyner Street NW, Canton, OH 44708. Telephone number is (330) 477-3552, and fax number is (330) 477-1211. A Clean Ohio Project is underway for three new areas of interest, Marlboro, Lexington and Marlington Townships. The website for Stark Parks is www.starkpark.com. Plantscape Project: Gary Coates, owner of Meadows Furniture & Plants donated a number of plants and is willing to sell at discount, plants and flowers needed by LWCA.   Gary has also offered to volunteer to identify a location that needs beautifying, and ask property owner’s permission to do so. Darlene Catazaro will assist Gary Coates with this.  Motion made and seconded from the floor for this LWCA beautifying project. The Linc: The Executive Committee will check the messages on a daily basis, get back to the callers who request we do so, and provide a summary at each meeting. Website: There is a website for the LWCA. It is www.oocities.org/lwca2002. It has interesting information and a faq’s page. It has been updated by LWCA’s Vice-President, Chris Johnson. . Chris Johnson is in the process of creating a privacy policy. Possibly in the future, members could pay their dues on-line with their credit card.  There will also be in the near future, a list of all the businesses on Lincoln Way, sorted by name and category. There have been 200 hits so far on the website. The Akron Beacon Journal has local news content on the site. The e-mail address for LWCA is perrylwca@aol.com. Parcel Project: The interns are working with the database. This will be used by the Perry Township zoning inspection. It will provide a more accurate rate of measurement, one inch as compared to one foot. LWCA will be meeting with the Perry Township zoning committee to see if assistance can be provided with the financing of this project. Reedurban Project: The scraping of the building was started. However it was found that lead was in the paint, and there is a protocol to be followed for lead-based paint removal that is regulated by the county. The lead inspector would have to take a sample, and if positive, other steps would need to be taken. The test costs approximately $200 and is payable by the owner of the property. It was decided to stop the scraping and painting project of the house, and continue cleaning the brick building. A motion was made to move the cleaning date from October 26, 2002, due to that being the date of the Massillon-McKinley game, to November 2, 202. Motion was seconded. The mural was discussed for the brick building (Fiest Hardware). The mural will contain the Ohio Bicentennial logo, and the artist is Glenna Robbie from Youngstown, Ohio. Motion for approval of the mural was made by Anne Unklesbay and seconded by Flex Stoehr. Anne Unklesbay has been researching the town of Reedurban, and asked if maybe the buildings should not be kept original. More discussion at a later date. CDBG: CDBG = Community Development Block Grant. Blighted, depressed and low-income areas can qualify for CDBG. A request for a grant is due by November 1, 2002, and volunteers were asked to help with this to help preserve the area. The next round will be in 2005. Perry Township Trustees are in the process of writing a grant. It was discussed that the November 1, 2002 is too soon. Motion was made by Terry Hosner and seconded from the floor. Another reason discussed due to the date being too soon, is that LWCA would need to be a non-profit organization 501.3(C), and the time frame to convert to that status would not be in time for the grant. Newsletter: Next meeting. Additions: None at this meeting. Other: There are businesses in Perry Heights beautifying their properties. Morrie’s Place landscaped, put in a walkway to the front door, and replaced the foyer area. Pat Anthony of Morrie’s Place also said awnings are being designed for the front windows. Lew’s Auto landscaped and cleaned up their property. The mini strip mall located near the intersection of Jackson and Lincoln Way is almost finished with the retaining wall. Businesses that are doing something with their property will be posted on the website. Special Meeting: The Access Management presentation by ODOT’s Joe DeFuria and Chris Messenger was very informative and interesting. A summary of the presentation is attached to these minutes. Next Meeting: The next LWCA meeting will be Tuesday, October 21, 2002, immediately following a financing possibilities discussion led by Kirk Schuring, our State Representative, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Perry Township Hall located at 3111 Hilton Street, Perry Township. Meeting adjourned at approximately 8:30 p.m. [ RETURN TO MINUTES PAGE ] Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Special presentation for the Lincoln Way Corridor Association. Access Management Presentation Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 6:30 pm Presenters: Joe DeFuria, P.E., Traffic Engineer and Chris Messenger, Permit Coordinator Joe DeFuria and Chris Messenger’s area of ODOT handles six counties, and Stark County is District 4. A manual was started September 1, 1988 and took ten years to complete. The manuals for Colorado and Florida greatly influenced the Ohio manual. A ten-minute videotape was shown to promote access management, techniques and reasons. The Federal Highway Association gives considerable dollar amounts for access management. Lincoln Way is considered a state highway outside a municipality where the numbers of driveways are limited, but where more lanes are created. Access Management includes: Limiting the number of contact points Merging Diverging Separating basic conflict points (there are typically 32 conflict points) Reducing interference with through traffic, Providing sufficient space for at-grade intersections, Maintaining progression speeds along arterials, Urban and suburban street system regulations Access Management regulates: Spacing between driveways (reduces accidents by 50%), Maximum width of driveways, Number of driveway accesses, i.e. the mall Signal location, Driveway location, Raised medians, Turn lanes, Traffic lights (spaced approximately ¼ mile apart) Retrofitting access management assists in: Reduction of accidents, Maintain efficient movement, Preserve public investments, Reduces need for new roads, Protects value of private investors, Enhances environment Five categories of roads (adt = average daily traffic): Interstates (i.e. Route 77), Controlled access facilities (i.e. 21 North), State routes with over 5,000 adt’s (i.e. Lincoln Way), Restricting turn movements, Right turn lanes are easier and are less expensive to put in, Left turn lanes are effective, Driveway spacing is limited, Signal spacing is limited, Turning radius is limited (35 foot radius in a 24 foot driveway) Driveway alignment is important State routes with under 5,000 adt’s, Local streets, roads, alleys Other information: 1. Accident numbers are tallied by the State Highway Patrol and maintained by SCATS. Access Management takes into consideration the entire frontage of a property, If ODOT is made aware of a specific situation, access can be modified. However, this should be done BEFORE a business opens. Empty businesses and new businesses can: Be restricted, Cause a change of use section, Make addition for access due to increased traffic Revision of code – the planning commission and township zoning are supposed to notify ODOT if a code revision needs to be made, i.e . residential to commercial change of code Studies, besides traffic count, should include: School times – start and finish, Regulations of right of ways, Poles There were two informational manuals that are accessible to the public on the ODOT website. The website address is: www.dot.state.oh.us. [ RETURN TO MINUTES PAGE ]

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