<div dir="ltr">Yes, Sherene -- it appears that construction has begun and that it's already a headache for those of us in the neighborhood...<div><br></div><div>Neighbors in the area lobbied the Town Council a few months ago to designate the block of Sheridan between Route 1 and 45th as a one-way street heading *out* of the neighborhood in order to avoid the kind of logjam that has already started due to construction vehicles trying to get into the neighborhood on a street that's far too narrow for it. I hope that we can revisit that ask soon -- construction vehicles in a rush don't mix well with school buses...</div><div><br></div><div>The email below is from one of my neighbors who has already had to engage with the construction crew that has blocked the street. I hope the Town Council takes seriously that the crew has been on-site for 48 hours and has already created a dangerous situation for the neighborhood.</div><div><br></div><div>-Heather<br><div><br></div><div>----------</div><div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">The 7-11 project on Rt 1 and Sheridan St has started - in fact it started </span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><span class="gmail-aQJ">on Wednesday</span></span><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"> morning with a few contractors with plans in hand. By the evening, we had the street marked up and construction equipment on site. </span><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">Picture 1 is the school bus that arrives to pick up students from 46th and Sheridan. The bus could not make it to the stop sign on 45th St. because there was a dump truck on one side and our neighbor parked on the other. Our neighbor had to move his vehicle onto the sidewalk for the bus to make it through. </div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">This morning while waiting forever (I'm not exaggerating) at Sheridan trying to make the Left turn to Rt 1, a contractor who made the Right turn from Rt 1 to Sheridan decided to honk to get cars trying to exit Sheridan to advance. In picture No. 2 his vehicle (not pictured) was behind the red SUV entering the neighborhood.</div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">Sheridan is bumper to bumper and the black tarp (i.e. Fence) that runs around the corner from Sheridan to Rt 1 blocks the line of vision for cars coming up Rt 1. (See Picture No. 3). It was difficult to see what cars were coming and I drive a high minivan. What about my neighbors who drive smaller cars? Are there plans (or what can we do) to have Sheridan designated a one-way out of the neighborhood? Is that possible?? Do we have possible traffic relief scenarios? </div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto"><div id="gmail-m_-4239773509182348407m_6383967698205338797gmail-m_-2646483533213619503AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_-4239773509182348407m_6383967698205338797gmail-m_-2646483533213619503AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_-4239773509182348407m_6383967698205338797gmail-m_-2646483533213619503AppleMailSignature"><img src="cid:9104AFAB-0F80-4725-BCED-3177662E69F8" alt="image2.JPG" id="gmail-m_-4239773509182348407m_6383967698205338797gmail-m_-26464835332136195039104AFAB-0F80-4725-BCED-3177662E69F8" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_-4239773509182348407m_6383967698205338797gmail-m_-2646483533213619503AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_-4239773509182348407m_6383967698205338797gmail-m_-2646483533213619503AppleMailSignature"><img src="cid:C9642243-C6CB-4D59-B626-7F99CEE789C8" alt="image1.JPG" id="gmail-m_-4239773509182348407m_6383967698205338797gmail-m_-2646483533213619503C9642243-C6CB-4D59-B626-7F99CEE789C8" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_-4239773509182348407m_6383967698205338797gmail-m_-2646483533213619503AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_-4239773509182348407m_6383967698205338797gmail-m_-2646483533213619503AppleMailSignature"><img src="cid:ii_15bb4d87c7a00e92" alt="Inline image 2" width="562" height="422" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 10:39 AM, McDougall, Sherene [US] (Law) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Sherene.McDougall@ngc.com" target="_blank">Sherene.McDougall@ngc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has approval been granted to have the 7-Eleven built at Rt 1 and Sheridan? I see that digging has begun in the parking lot.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script"">Kind Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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