Thursday, Feb. 4, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall
The Eastsound Planning & Review Committee (EPRC) agenda for its regular monthly meeting calls for a discussion of the Streetscape Standards with County Public Works Director Brian Vincent and County Planner Colin Huntemer on such matters as:
• Pedestrian Ramps
• Crosswalks
• Lighting options
Following that discussion other business will be discussed such as:
1. SJCDPW Prune Alley-NBR property discussion – Fred Klein
2. Additional EPRC Member Update – Greg Ayers
3. Subarea Plan Review – Greg Ayers
4. Eastsound Visioning Project Status – Bob Maynard & Jim Jonassen
5. Port of Orcas Proposal – Greg Ayers
6. Lighting Project Update – Dan Vekved
County Councilman Rick Hughes will give a County Council update.
There will be two public comment sessions at the beginning and towards the conclusion of the meeting of the County Advisory Committee. Current members of the EPRC are Greg Ayers, (Co-Chair), Clyde Duke (Co-Chair), Martha Fuller, Ken Katz (retiring member), Fred Klein, and Bob Maynard. Those interested in serving on the EPRC should contact County Council Member Rick Hughes at rickh@sanjuanco.com.
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Streetscapes is putting the cart before the horse. Or said another way “Putting lipstick on a pig. Where is the storm water infrastructure for Pine street, School Road, Madronna, Rose street etc. Ditches along some of these streets which will eventually be eliminated are not the answer. Certain properties can access the ditches. Certain properties can’t. The money for finishing Prune Alley should be used to finish the infrastructure.
Harvey…rest assured that stormwater infrastructure is and always has been a major component in this project to make Prune Alley a safe and attractive street.
I have been traveling and only now have time to respond. You are an architect and you know that when a house is constructed first is the site prep, drainage, foundation, etc. My point was that finishing Prune Alley before the basic infrastructure is in for The Village is doing things improperly. The infrastructure for the whole village should be finished before Prune Alley is “painted”.