I believe that the project should be done as planned. It will smooth some of the traffic issues at that intersection. Hopefully trucks will be able to turn the corner with hitting the lights.

I do hope that left turn signals will be part of the project as that will really make it a nice intersection.

I think since the engineering is done and the funding is in place this project should get done ASAP. The 282 reconstruction project is going to close that road for quite awhile and cause a large inconvenience for many and financial hard ship for some. By completing this portion of the project with the rest it allows the disruption in lives once instead of twice. This project will need to be done eventually, Lets get it done now and reduce the burden in the future.

Do I think the church will suffer large irrepairable damage with the construction next to it? No, It didn't seem to mind the large addition connected to it a couple years back and the construction associated with it.

Do I think that children crossing the road during the day will be more endangered? No, I also remember when the new education center was being planned an important reason was so the kids wouldn't have to cross the street for lunch and church. Now the they are crossing the street for recess or phy ed. May be the teachers should park in the old school and cross the street and free up space for the kids to use the parking lot for phyed or recess.

I think the council was gracious when they gave the Church many variances when the Education Center was built. I think this embarrasing spectacle with picketers at city hall and on the 10 O clock news was a slap in the face to this town and the city council that has been very supportive of the Churchs' recent projects.

I am a member at St. Johns. I do not live in City limits. I am very active in the community. I am sorry I can't side with the church on this one.

I think this is a good project and should be done soon. An improved intersection will be safer for the for all involved.

This is done not in the best interest of Jordan, as a highway project it's done to expedite people passing through Jordan.

Will it make things more dangerous, I suspect not at the intersection but rather north and south of it where more traffic will have to be negotiated at non-controlled intersections by pedestrians and autos alike.

Will it harm the church, I can't see it shaking the foundation any more than our invisible piazza has for all these years. Someone from the church needs to stay a night towards the rear of the church and appreciate the shaking it gets today. I venture to guess the construction [with the removal of the concrete mistake] will likely lesson the vibrations felt today.

Like Ray, I also hope left turn signals will be a part of this project. Currently I'm impressed with the queuing done there, but trying to cross against traffic is bad now, and with the increase to be seen it will become very difficult.

As maybe the ultimate authority on what happens in that intersection I might implore our police chief to expend some resources there from time to time to try to mitigate the diminishing responsibility that both pedestrians and autos seems to have at intersections. Traffic is going to increase, the chances of accidents will only go along with that, some enforcement of pedestrian laws during peak hours [say after school and church lets out] may go a ways towards lessoning the chances of what will become more inevitable.

I am against the widening because it means
that the city will TAKE the land from the church via eminent domain. How would anyone feel if the land was taken from them just because the government thought it was best?

Do we want to set this precedent in Jordan? I certainly don't want this to happen.

The church came to the city and asked for variances when they were building the new school. If the city had said no, the church would have needed to come up with another solution.

The city made an offer to buy the land from the church. The church said no because of the concerns for the structure of the church. What does the city do? They don't come up with another solution. They put in motion a plan to TAKE the land from the church.

I have not seen or heard anything regarding proper studies being done that ensure that the church structure will not be impacted. Instead of making sure, the city council wants to forcefully push things through.

The widening doesn't have to happen right now. Why not take the time to do things right and do it in a such a way that there is agreement between the city and the church.

I do not currently live within the city limits so I can not exercise my displeasure via the election voting booth. I am a member of St. Johns. I pray that the city council will do the right thing for EVERYONE.

Mary Swanson

I don't believe that the turn lane is necessary. There are more important places where they could use the money such as a four-way stop on 282 by Valley Bank. That intersection is a hazard and is very hard to make a turn onto 282 during busy mornings and rush hour after work. I also believe that St. John's Church and school could be affected by the road work in many negative ways and unfortunately if the church would be in danger from the construction, the damage would already be done and may be too late to change it.