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Community Meeting
Community Meeting
On Monday, January 14th , 2013 a SRTS community input meeting was held. The purpose of this meeting was to receive community input related to the SRTS planning effort and hear what types of improvements the residents of Battle Lake would like made. At this meeting, a short presentation was given explaining Safe Routes to School and the participants were divided into small groups. Each group was provided a map to discuss the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges they saw in Battle Lake. There were several main themes heard throughout this meeting. 1) Lack of crosswalks on busy streets a) Olaf Avenue and County Hwy 83 b) Multiple locations on Lake Avenue/Hwy 78 2) Additional sidewalks to improve community connectedness a) Sections east of Lake Avenue were identified, specifically Bowman and Summit b) Needed sidewalks in multiple locations around Battle Lake were discussed 3) A trail running along the south side of Front
Street and looping to Summit Street 4) Discussed needed education to make sure the new facilities were being well used 5) Community busing (as opposed to door to door) to the school was discussed for children within x distance of the school. 6) Payment management plan updated to include sidewalks 7) Use Hwy 78 reconstruction as an opportunity to improve crossings 8) Make sure safety is addressed in multiple areas a) Sidewalks b) Lighting c) Crossings d) Community watch e) Education for safe behaviors both pedestrians and motorists 9) Improve the community connection to trails 10) Formalize a snow removal policy
