TC 08-04-14 Meeting MinutesCOUNTY of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
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MEMORANDUM FAX: 540/665-6395
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: John A. Bishop, AICP, Deputy Director - Transportation
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RE: Transportation Committee Report for Meeting of August 4, 2014
DATE: September 4, 2014
The Transportation Committee met on August 4, 2014 at 8:30 a.m.
Members Present
Chuck DeHaven (voting)
James Racey (voting)
Lewis Boyer (liaison Stephens City)
Gary Oates (liaison PC)
The committee did not have quorum.
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Members Absent
Mark Davis (liaison Middletown)
Christopher Collins (voting)
Gene Fisher (voting)
Thom Ruffin (voting)
***Items Requiring Action***
None
***Items Not Requiring Action***
Blind Child Area Sign Request
Staff presented the following to the Committee:
Staff has received a request for a Blind Child Area sign on Plankwood Court in Stephens
107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 • Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
City. VDOT handles these signs the same way as they handle Children At Play signs,
which means that while they don't use them they will allow localities to install them and
maintain them. Reasons that VDOT does not use these signs are the same as were brought
up when this committee considered Children At Play signs and included potential liability
as well as a false sense of security.
Staff has contacted the contractor that the County uses for street name signs and the
estimated cost to purchase and install the sign is approximately $200 depending upon how
many posts are ordered at a time.
By consensus the committee chose not to proceed with the request.
2. VDOT Project Updates
VDOT gave brief updates on a number of their current projects.
3. Six Year Improvement Program Update
Staff led a discussion of the updates to the Six Year Improvement Program that took place
between the draft and final versions. Of key concern was the fact that even regional VDOT
contacts did not see the changes coming and no communication was forthcoming from
Richmond.
4. Other
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