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Was the scheduling of the June 2 meeting, to overlap the meeting on the Einvironmental Impact Statement (EIS)<br />
intentional or inadvertent I think it is unfrotunate, and hope you will schedule another informational meeting prior<br />
to the final meeting(s). Steve Weems<br />
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From: galenv@sus<strong>com</strong>-maine.net [mailto:galenv@sus<strong>com</strong>-maine.net]<br />
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 2:18 PM<br />
To: cmorris@morris<strong>com</strong>m.net; Kennedy, Marty; <strong>VHB</strong>_Webmaster<br />
Subject: Brunswick Naval Air Station website form submittal<br />
Thank you Mr. Kennedy for the presentation you put on at the Brunswick J.H. last evening. Most of the proposed<br />
solutions to Brunswick's traffic patterns made a lot of sense to me. My only <strong>com</strong>ment is on the Pleasant St. and Mill<br />
St. suggestions. I agree with the 3 main intersection and service roads on Pleasant St. I suggest installing 4 lanes on<br />
Mill St. Barriers could be placed to isolate the adjoining neighborhoods. I've seen barriers in other states that are<br />
decorated with images or etchings that make them aesthetically pleasing. I am also in favor of the bike paths and<br />
sidewalks but cars are not going away and the business folks along this way, of which I am not, want and need the<br />
traffic. Please make this corridor a priority. Galen Violette, 161 McKeen St., Brunswick Galen Violette<br />
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From: johnandlinda@sus<strong>com</strong>-maine.net [mailto:johnandlinda@sus<strong>com</strong>-maine.net]<br />
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 5:10 PM<br />
To: cmorris@morris<strong>com</strong>m.net; Kennedy, Marty; <strong>VHB</strong>_Webmaster<br />
Subject: Brunswick Naval Air Station website form submittal<br />
We attended the June 2 meeting and found the study to be both informative and thorough. Despite not having cost<br />
and timeframe data, the alternatives were clearly delineated. Thanks. Our greatest concern is that planning for<br />
Pleasant/Mill Streets seems dependent on those roads being a conduit for ongoing traffic heading north/south inside<br />
Maine and beyond the state. As a result, the plan is way too <strong>com</strong>plex and probably going to be a BIG drain on those<br />
who pay for the changes (ultimately the taxpayers of Brunswick, ME and the feds (in short, us!) After the Topsham<br />
Coastal Connector was built, we had thought nonlocal traffic would be routed that way from 295 to Northern<br />
locations such as Bath or Bar Harbor. And, with your grade separation alternative plan for Route 196 (and maybe<br />
some work on the exit/entrance into Topsham Mall) plus the widening of 196 to 2 lanes in each direction, it seems<br />
even more like the way to move nonlocal traffic. IWe favor having the "Coastal Connector" signage on 295 changed<br />
to indicate Exit 31 ONLY (not also including Brunswick signage as a coastal connector route N/S) we believe there<br />
will be far less traffic. Therefore, we support far fewer upgrades to Pleasant Street, and keeping Mill Street 2<br />
lanes...perhaps with pedestrian upgrades to help pedestrians cross Mill to access the river. In order to ac<strong>com</strong>modate<br />
concerns of merchants on Pleasant, we favor designating Exit 28 as "Business Route - Brunswick" to encourage<br />
travelers who aren't racing to destinations N/S to swing onto Pleasant and then on to downtown. Currently, we<br />
suspect very few Pleasant Street drivers from out of the area actually go into town! Damariscotta has used this<br />
"business route" designation to great effect! We regularly decide whether to stop in town or zoom on past. With<br />
regard to loosing shoppers, even as the Brunswick roads are now configured, we can't imagine many travelers on<br />
5/7/9 hour trips to Maine are going to stop to poke around shops en route just because they are barreling through<br />
town. We'd also favor adding a turn lane in the middle of Pleasant Street to improve access to businesses and,<br />
simultaneously, stop annoying everyone who gets stuck as a northbound car tries to turn into Dunkin or Mulberry<br />
Cottage. We do not favor rotaries as a means to control traffic, and would not like to see 5 or so signals/rotaries used<br />
in such a short stretch of road. Get rid of some of the through traffic, and we don't think these "improvements" are<br />
really necessary. <strong>Final</strong>ly, we would like to see greater alternative transportation such as biking around town, but feel<br />
there are already many Brunswick routes that work (McKeen, Pleasant Hill, etc.) without trying to convert Route 1<br />
for that purpose. We look forward to watching the progress as NASB/area property evolves. Thanks again for<br />
keeping us current on your plans. John and Linda O'Connell<br />
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