Kwik Trip rezoning

Says the planning process felt like a done deal, worries about 200-400 added vehicles a day from the store plus 30-70 planned apartments, and again pushed for Wright Road to connect to McCormick.

Describes chronic speeding and drag racing on Huntinghorne's curves, says the road can't handle parked cars plus two-way traffic, and questions why McCormick isn't connected to Wright Road.

Details 14 years of deteriorating pavement and rising traffic on Huntinghorne since the temporary connection to Highway 26, and asks the council to lead on fixing the traffic pattern and safety.

Thanks the council for raising safety, says the neighborhood is already used as a shortcut, and says he's disappointed in the Planning Commission's lack of consideration for the neighborhood.

Says the neighborhood has one way in and one way out, kids can't safely play, and 'the cart is before the horse' — infrastructure like the road connection should come before development.

Speaking for developer DK Partnership, describes the local Weissel family owners, notes they paid for the traffic study, says the McCormick-Wright Road extension is astronomically expensive, and highlights the roundabout and right-turn-only exit as safety measures.

Speaks in favor, saying commercial development along Highway 26 is exactly what the comprehensive plan envisions as a transition to future residential, though speeding is a community-wide problem needing enforcement.

Says the real traffic problem is Milton High School commuting, not Kwik Trip, and asks where stormwater will go given recent flooding and 7 inches of rain.

Briefly notes the neighborhood's two-lane streets are absolutely not built for the traffic being discussed, unlike four-lane comparisons.