Old Trenton Road Reconfiguration - Township Committee Meeting April 12

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The only way this all works is if we spend the millions of dollars to build the liberty way bridge. Two of our TC members ran on NOT building this bridge to no where so problem solved. No bridge no need for commercial truck worries from the county.

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soon East Windsor won't have the manpower to patrol their portion of OTR or 133 either, just like Cranbury doesn't.

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[/quote]Only illustrates how weak this forum is for getting a story clear and straight. I guess we all need to mindful of that.

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[wcody]

I am on a business trip and will not be at Monday's meeting. I am having the following read into the record. I am very concerned on what is happenning on Old Trenton Rd. Since this is a county road, the town does not directly control any changes. Of course we can have an influence which is why I am requesting the township committee send a letter to the county. Also, as I saw in a previous post, it is an excellent idea residents should send comments to the county freeholder who is responsible for the road projects. Win Cody

I regret that business commitments will have me out of town on April 12 and I will be unable to the township committee meeting. I wanted to comment on the proposed road work for Old Trenton Rd. While I had heard of some preliminary plans to add some turn lanes and realign the entrance of Millstone Park. I had been unaware of any road widening. While it is a county road, I feel the county has an obligation to inform and discuss major road work with the affected towns. The preliminary plan, done in 2006-2007, had turn lanes which was intended to calm traffic by redirecting through lanes and prevent dangerous situations where cars are passing turning vehicles. There was no road widening in those early plans. I realize that all parties are working with good intentions but the most important thing we need to consider is the safety issues on Old Trenton Rd. This is a dangerous residential road which children use to go to the park or swim club and ride their bikes alongside cars traveling speeds that exceed the 50 MPH limit. There are many driveways on the road. The town has attempted on numerous occasions, unfortunately without good results, to lower the speed limit to a more sensible 40 MPH. While I still do not know exactly what is in the proposed plan by the county, it sounds as if it could be more dangerous leading to even more speeding. by widening the roads, removing trees, moving telephone poles, narrowing the shoulder bring traffic closer to pedestrians and possibly removing some sidewalks (based on looking at the red flags).

I would like the Cranbury Township Committee to send a letter to the county requesting a public hearing of the proposed changes to the road. The county should present their proposed changes and hear comments and feedback from the Township Committee and residents. This hearing should be done prior to any work be commenced.

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Thanks Win.

Do you know anything about the alleged $125,000 in Township money being spent to supposedly alter the Master Plan to confirm with this County work, as a previous poster has claimed?

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The Master Plan and Old Trenton Rd. work are two different items. Towns need to maintain and update the Master Plan which lay out different elements such as zoning regulations (retail vs. commericial), open space, etc. There is an element of traffic on the report as well. The way the town is laid out today is because of good prior work on the Master Plan. We need to update of that plan to see if there are any areas that need modification.

There is a committee consisting of members of the TC, Planning Board and Zoning Board participating. There is an important meeting on Tuesday April 14 to get public input on what changes are desired. There will be another public meeting before it is finalized and there will be ability for the public to comment on this plan.

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How convenient for Cody, he happens to live in the effected area. Hes only concerned with stuff that might affect him pulling out of his driveway.

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I can tell you that Mr. Taylor is also concerned and he lives on S. Main St.

These guys are looking out for the town and residents. I think it's another simple flame trying to cloud the fact that there was not proper communication occurring.

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[Dan Mulligan]