City planners have revised a roundabout plan for 244th Avenue and East Main Drive that could use eminent domain. However, some residents say they still oppose the idea of a roundabout altogether.
John Cunningham, the city’s director of public works, said a consultant has re-designed the project, which is intended to calm traffic on the avenue, and the new plan impacts fewer property owners. He said the city plans to start construction in September.
This follows a May 20 City Council meeting where Cunningham proposed that the city take portions of seven property owners’ yards for the roundabout. The new plan calls for taking portions of three properties, and only one is a single-family home, as opposed to three in the original plan.
Published in the Sammamish Review. Read the story.
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