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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • FEBRUARY 20, 2019 • 9A Upgrade from A1 ment, the fi ve identifi ed routes are: East Harrison Avenue from south River Road to south Th ird Street; south Fourth Street from Central Pacifi c Railroad to Grant Avenue; Grant Ave- nue from south Fourth Street to south Sixth Street; Fillmore Av- enue from south Fourth Street to south Sixth Street; and Tay- lor Avenue from south Fourth Street to south Eighth Street. Over the past two years, these locations had been identifi ed as areas of concern in street analy- ses by city staff . Initial concerns about the safety of routes to Lin- coln Middle School were raised in public testimony in October 2015 by a city police offi cer who advised the city to pay attention to the corner of south Fourth Street and Fillmore Avenue, a high-traffi c area next to the mid- dle school with no crosswalk. In a subsequent public hear- ing last fall regarding the proj- ect, a resident mentioned seeing a student hit by a car at that very intersection, though the student reportedly continued walking from the incident, which was not reported. Once the project is complete, the identifi ed routes of concern will provide safer walking and biking to and from both Lincoln Middle School and Harrison El- ementary School. “What we’ll do is bring all the sidewalks up to city standards in all those work areas,” Stewart said, “which is a fi ve-foot wide sidewalk.” Trees in the area have lift ed up some sidewalk panels and caused tripping hazards which need to be addressed as others have simply fallen into disrepair. Crossing ramps for the sidewalks will also have to be brought to Americans with Dis- abilities Act (ADA) standards. “Th ere are also driveways that are not to these accessibili- ty standards,” said Stewart. “So, any driveways at the homes that don’t meet current ADA stan- dards or city standards, we’re going to bring all those areas up.” Crosswalks are also to be painted in, possibly accompa- nied with fl ashing signs to alert drivers that children are cross- ing. “We’ll look at areas that may have higher traffi c,” Stewart said. Intersections like that at South 10th Street and Taylor Avenue in front of the elementary school are a model for such safety up- grades. It was also determined that some aged water, sewer and storm lines will need upgrading fi rst as they run underneath the planned sidewalk sites. Most of these run the length of south Fourth Street and in front of the middle school. As any future problems with the aged lines would mean dig- ging up the new sidewalks, the city is including the line up- grades in the larger scheme of the project. Because the grant does not cover infrastructure upgrades or street paving, though, it is bud- geted separately as a capital im- provement project. Th e SRTS grant came at for- tuitous time for the city. Af- ter lacking dedicated funding in Oregon for many years, the SRTS program was revitalized in 2017 with the passage of the state’s landmark transportation funding package. Among 112 applications for the SRTS grant, 24 were selected for funding. ODOT’S primary focus was el- ementary schools, then middle schools and fi nally high schools. Because Cottage Grove had al- ready assessed and made plans to improve the area between its elementary and middle schools, it was an easy case to make. While the grant covers most of the estimated cost, bid requests have yet to be released and a trend of contractor shortages may mean the current $404,369 diff erence will rise. If so, cover- ing a large discrepancy might mean some hair pulling for the city as it struggles to come up with funds. Th e city may also derive some funding from landowners. A municipal ordinance in place since 1999 holds Cottage Grove landowners responsible for im- proving adjacent streets and sidewalks that have fallen into disrepair “and to fairly apportion the cost of such improvements to the abutting properties.” Before the SRTS program’s revitalization, plans had been in motion to execute this or- dinance on the targeted roads, meaning adjacent landowners would have had to pay for all sidewalk improvements. When the grant entered their radar, city offi cials jumped on the opportunity. “Because of the success of get- ting this grant from the State of Oregon for this project, it dras- tically reduces the amount that each adjoining property owner is going to have to pay,” Stewart said. Total costs have yet to be as- sessed, so no estimates exist on what landowners can expect. However, the city has set a mile- stone in its grant agreement to engage in community outreach twenty weeks from the agree- DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL A solar-powered stop sign in front of Harrison Elementary School lights up to warn drivers of pedestrians. ment’s Feb. 13 execution, putting that deadline around July 3. In terms of project comple- tion, another deadline in the grant agreement stipulates that a construction contract must be awarded 24 weeks from the agreement’s execution. Th e city is looking to solicit bids late spring or early summer. “My personal goal is to have all the work that impacts the middle school and the delivery of students to and from school to be done before school starts in September,” Stewart said. “And Your Family Deserves The Michili Monroi, LCSW BEST Counseling Services SCORE THE ULTIMATE LINEUP Technology... Value... TV!... ENJOY 3 EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES FROM AT&T. WIRELESS Add High Speed Internet 541-255-8822 1450 Birch Ave Cottage Grove, OR 97424 HIGH SPEED INTERNET • The best network according to • Consistently fast speeds. America’s biggest test. Connection with over 99% reliability. and a wired connection to Gateway. • AT&T Internet is #1 in customer satisfaction over other major cable Internet providers. and Mexico. 1 /mo. CALL NOW and ask about Next Day Installation. Offer ends 7/10/19. Savings with 2 year price guarantee with AT120 starting at $69.99 compared to everyday price. 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