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Was the scheduling of the June 2 meeting, to overlap the meeting on the Einvironmental Impact Statement (EIS) intentional or inadvertent I think it is unfrotunate, and hope you will schedule another informational meeting prior to the final meeting(s). Steve Weems Email sent by VHB QuickMail.NET From: galenv@suscom-maine.net [mailto:galenv@suscom-maine.net] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 2:18 PM To: cmorris@morriscomm.net; Kennedy, Marty; VHB_Webmaster Subject: Brunswick Naval Air Station website form submittal Thank you Mr. Kennedy for the presentation you put on at the Brunswick J.H. last evening. Most of the proposed solutions to Brunswick's traffic patterns made a lot of sense to me. My only comment is on the Pleasant St. and Mill St. suggestions. I agree with the 3 main intersection and service roads on Pleasant St. I suggest installing 4 lanes on Mill St. Barriers could be placed to isolate the adjoining neighborhoods. I've seen barriers in other states that are decorated with images or etchings that make them aesthetically pleasing. I am also in favor of the bike paths and sidewalks but cars are not going away and the business folks along this way, of which I am not, want and need the traffic. Please make this corridor a priority. Galen Violette, 161 McKeen St., Brunswick Galen Violette Email sent by VHB QuickMail.NET From: johnandlinda@suscom-maine.net [mailto:johnandlinda@suscom-maine.net] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 5:10 PM To: cmorris@morriscomm.net; Kennedy, Marty; VHB_Webmaster Subject: Brunswick Naval Air Station website form submittal We attended the June 2 meeting and found the study to be both informative and thorough. Despite not having cost and timeframe data, the alternatives were clearly delineated. Thanks. Our greatest concern is that planning for Pleasant/Mill Streets seems dependent on those roads being a conduit for ongoing traffic heading north/south inside Maine and beyond the state. As a result, the plan is way too complex and probably going to be a BIG drain on those who pay for the changes (ultimately the taxpayers of Brunswick, ME and the feds (in short, us!) After the Topsham Coastal Connector was built, we had thought nonlocal traffic would be routed that way from 295 to Northern locations such as Bath or Bar Harbor. And, with your grade separation alternative plan for Route 196 (and maybe some work on the exit/entrance into Topsham Mall) plus the widening of 196 to 2 lanes in each direction, it seems even more like the way to move nonlocal traffic. IWe favor having the "Coastal Connector" signage on 295 changed to indicate Exit 31 ONLY (not also including Brunswick signage as a coastal connector route N/S) we believe there will be far less traffic. Therefore, we support far fewer upgrades to Pleasant Street, and keeping Mill Street 2 lanes...perhaps with pedestrian upgrades to help pedestrians cross Mill to access the river. In order to accommodate concerns of merchants on Pleasant, we favor designating Exit 28 as "Business Route - Brunswick" to encourage travelers who aren't racing to destinations N/S to swing onto Pleasant and then on to downtown. Currently, we suspect very few Pleasant Street drivers from out of the area actually go into town! Damariscotta has used this "business route" designation to great effect! We regularly decide whether to stop in town or zoom on past. With regard to loosing shoppers, even as the Brunswick roads are now configured, we can't imagine many travelers on 5/7/9 hour trips to Maine are going to stop to poke around shops en route just because they are barreling through town. We'd also favor adding a turn lane in the middle of Pleasant Street to improve access to businesses and, simultaneously, stop annoying everyone who gets stuck as a northbound car tries to turn into Dunkin or Mulberry Cottage. We do not favor rotaries as a means to control traffic, and would not like to see 5 or so signals/rotaries used in such a short stretch of road. Get rid of some of the through traffic, and we don't think these "improvements" are really necessary. Finally, we would like to see greater alternative transportation such as biking around town, but feel there are already many Brunswick routes that work (McKeen, Pleasant Hill, etc.) without trying to convert Route 1 for that purpose. We look forward to watching the progress as NASB/area property evolves. Thanks again for keeping us current on your plans. John and Linda O'Connell Email sent by VHB QuickMail.NET 13
From: Chris Baker, Harpswell [chrisbak5u@myfairpoint.net] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 1:58 AM To: cmorris@morriscomm.net; Kennedy, Marty; VHB_Webmaster Subject: Brunswick Naval Air Station website form submittal Please ignore my first email. I would like to see Exit 28 on I-295 reconfigured and a 4-lane limited access solution proposed from there to Mill St. Such a solution would make the base property much more attractive to employers because it would be readily available to commuters from I-295. Also over the decades, economic growth in both Bath and Woolich has become stunted because of the lack of a limited access road through Brunswick to I-295. However wasting more funds on Pleasant St., as your firm has proposed, makes no sense because the parochial Brunswick Town Council keeps permitting more businesses there. Also the Times Record reported that an owner of a business along Route 1 (Pleasant St.) complained about a potential “loss of business” from your firm’s proposals for Pleasant St. In fact, DOT has a long history with such complaints and they shouldn’t preclude any of your firm’s proposals. Thank you, Chris Baker, Harpswell Email sent by VHB QuickMail.NET From: brunswickautorecycling@yahoo.com [mailto:brunswickautorecycling@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 3:18 PM To: cmorris@morriscomm.net; Kennedy, Marty; VHB_Webmaster Subject: Brunswick Naval Air Station website form submittal In my opinion putting an off ramp thur 2 businesses that brings in business is a bad idea and should not be done. Here @ brunswick auto recycling we do alot of good for the city.The ramp needs to be put further down to make it easyer to get to the hospital and fire department.So they don't have to go through cooks corner. We also save brunswick money because we allow the fire department to do there training here at no cost.We also help the low income familys that can't afford new parts. We also accept use oil, batterys, and tires. There has been a junkyard here since the 50's it would be devastating to the community and to our family that has fought to get this junkyard. My future and my childrens relly on this business. My husband has been here since 1995 when he was 18 years old this is the only thing he knows. So I would suggest other options that would be beneficial to city. Please consider other opions. Thank you Paula Letourneau PAULA LETOURNEAU Email sent by VHB QuickMail.NET From: sweber@bowdoin.edu [mailto:sweber@bowdoin.edu] Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 11:26 PM To: cmorris@morriscomm.net; Kennedy, Marty; VHB_Webmaster Subject: Brunswick Naval Air Station website form submittal I like the pleasant street improvements since I don't foresee this area being a pedestrian, bicycle destination anyway. But overall, I thought your presentation was too automobile focused and I question the models as to whether a direct link from US-1 to the base will be even necessary. I also recommend removing the State Highway 24 designation on Bath Rd. and Maine St. and instead rerouting route 24 along the bypass from where it comes in on Middlesex Rd. and along US. 1 from where the bypass comes in to the Cooks Corner exit. This would ease the unnecessary congestion on Bath Rd. and down Maine St., which shoud instead be narrower and allow safer and more convenient access to pedestrians and cyclists. Scott Weber Email sent by VHB QuickMail.NET -----Original Message----- From: Scott F. Weber [mailto:sweber@bowdoin.edu] 14
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1 Introduction 1.1 Project Backgrou
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