No traffic islands on Route 224
POLAND β Saying it was stirring divisiveness in the community, a beautification group has withdrawn its proposal to install islands in the center of U.S. Route 224.
J. Michael Thompson, chairman of the village planning commission, said that Town One Streetscapes withdrew its proposal at a planning commission meeting Tuesday.
βIt was becoming apparent to us that it was getting to be pretty divisive,β Larry Warren, Streetscapes president, said after the meeting.
Village council conducted a public workshop and forum on the proposal last week that drew about 60 people β most opposed the idea. Streetscapes, which has completed other projects including Peterson Park at the Route 224-state Route 170-state Route 616 intersection, had proposed installing raised boulevards along Route 224 from Interstate 680 to Route 170.
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