Trustee schedules Safe Routes to School public viewing and comment session May 20

Trustee Rick Lewitt told the board that detailed plans for Safe Routes to School pedestrian and sidewalk improvements will be publicly displayed Wednesday, May 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bulkley Middle School. He said the session will feature large maps, engineers on hand and post‑it feedback stations so residents can comment on proposed sidewalk extensions, crossings and improvements leading to the school.

"This is your only bite of the apple," Lewitt said, urging residents to attend and help shape bid documents. He described proposed sidewalk extensions along Knollwood, the south side of Knollwood, the east side of South Parsonage and improvements up to East Market Street, and said planners will incorporate public input into final bid packages and timing for construction later in the year.

Lewitt said the school is publicizing the event and the village will do the same to encourage turnout; engineers will be available to answer technical questions and the intention is to move the project toward bidding later this year.