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Moreland Altobelli
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TO: Judge Dorothy Beasley FROM: Van Etheridge SUBJECT: Forest Hill Road Mediation DATE: 3/6/2008 At the close of the first day of mediation, we agreed to further consider and research item 2 and item 1 as it related to item 2 only. We have spent considerable time and effort studying and analyzing this proposed typical section. For clarification purposes, we have redrawn the Residents sketch and have labeled it Resident’s Drawing No. 1. A copy is attached for your review. The problems that our group saw with the proposed typical sections are as follows: 1. It does not provide any level of safety to the 85 private driveways that front on Forest Hill Road and need to make a left turn. 2. It may, in fact, increase the risk to drivers waiting to make a left turn when drivers in their rear try to pass them on the right side on this narrow 5’ wide shoulder. 3. The 32’ pavement width is not wide enough to provide a safe left turn lane at the street intersection. 4. At the 15 street intersections, only 6 left turn lanes can be squeezed in. This would leave 9 intersections with no left turn protection at all. Due to the above, we do not think Resident’s Drawing No. 1 would increase the safety for the 11,220 drivers traveling this section of Forest Hill Road everyday and therefore must reject the proposal. However, in the spirit of mediation, we would like for you to consider an alternate typical section that we think might be a compromise. First we are attaching County Drawing No. 2, which is the typical section that is approved for the three lane section of Forest Hill Road. Next is the compromise drawing which is labeled County Drawing No. 3. A comparison of the three drawings is as follows:
As you can see, the difference between Resident’s No. 1 and County’s No. 3 (compromise) footprint is only 4 feet. The difference in pavement width is only 4 feet. The width of the shoulder is the same (10’). Both have 6” wide header curb instead of 2.5’ wide curb and gutter. We think the community impact of these two drawings would be very similar. Your consideration and response to County Drawing No. 3 is requested. Please distribute this information to the Resident Representatives as soon as possible. Please remember that any changes of this magnitude would have to be approved by our partner GDOT and the Bibb County Commissioners. Also, at the first mediation meeting, it was brought to our attention that the placing of overhead utilities underground on the four lane section from Forsyth Road to Wimbish Road might be undesirable to the community. If this is the case, we will try to work with you on this. Time is of the essence in this matter since the power, telephone and cable companies are already working on the plans to relocate underground. Let us know as soon as possible.
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Thanks. This is just for the
mediator because normally a notice of the mediation is sent to all
parties by the mediator.
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Dr. Holliday:
In response to your questions:
1. Not to my knowledge.
2. Letters were sent to owners
of property on Forest Hill Road since the Board limited the mediation
to Forest Hill Road property owners. Of course anyone can attend the
initial session. I believe some additional letters were sent yesterday
to those owning property abutting Forest Hill Road that may not have
been included initially. If that has not been given to you I will ask
Janice Ross to do so.
3. Explained above.
Virgil Adams
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webpage originates from some of the Mediators for the Friends of Forest
Hill Road in Macon , Georgia. It contains information which may
be confidential or privileged and is intended only for the individuals
or entity named above. It is prohibited for anyone to disclose,
copy, distribute, or use the contents of this webpage. All
personal messages are the express views of Concerned American Citizens
and Taxpayers, and nothing here may be copied or distributed without
their specific and individual permissions. If you reached this webpage or this message in error, please notify me immediately - Lindsay Holliday <teeth@mindspring.com> 478-742-8699 |
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