If the Jordan City Council wanted more streetlights along Highway 282, they would cost an average increase of $2,500 apiece.

Months ago, the council authorized Xcel Energy to install a dozen 150-watt streetlights along Highway 282 at a cost of $90,055, or about $7,500 per light. Late last month, the council talked about adding four more streetlights -- two near the intersection of Highway 282 and East Street, two west of Mertens Street and near the highway bridge over Sand Creek.

Criminal activity this January through September is dropping in Jordan compared to totals through the same period of time last year, according to a report from Police Chief Bob Malz.

Several members of the Jordan City Council have suggested that traffic needs to be deterred from using Highway 282 as a route through Jordan. In a meeting earlier tonight, they did so again.

Here's what Jordan City Councilmember Mike Shaw says about the proposal for the city to build an extra left-turn lane on Highway 282 near St. John the Baptist Catholic Church:

Here's what Jeremy Goebel, a member of the Jordan City Council, says about negotiating with his church, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, to buy church land for a highway-widening project:

More than 35 residents sat through the first part of the Jordan City Council meeting tonight. Several spoke during the public comment part of the meeting.

Here's what Jordan City Engineer Carol Caron says about the intersection of highways 21 and 282:

Here's what Jordan Mayor Ron Jabs said tonight about the road-widening project proposed for the intersection of highways 21 and 282:

The Mill Pond and Highway 282 projects are on the agenda for a Jordan City Council meeting that starts at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the city hall.