The Sidney herald., 1963-03-06

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that particular avenue
was picked as the bypass
route.
James Sturgeon, Chair
man of the Board of Com
missioners, said the main
purpose of the scheduled
route was to enable trucks
to get closer to the feedlots,
livestock yards and Holly
Sugar Corporation.
Fladmo then stated that the
crossing on 9th Avenue would
mean trucks would nave to
cross more railroad tracks by
routing the bypass that way.
He then asked if there was a
possibility of having two truck
routes in the city.
Spurgeon said he didn't know
if that possibility had been
looked into or not.
Fladmo further stated that
che shouldn't interfere with
progress" that was being made
in town. He said he wasn't
opposed to progress, but that
he didn't consider this truck
route progress.
Commissioner Spurgeon said
the beet growers in this area
felt this project was a neces-
slty. 1t was pointed that the
truck route would make it
much easier on the growers
hauling their beetS to the
sugar factory.
Fladmo said that the pro-
posed truck route, if it were TO
become a reality, would des-
troy the property resale value
OF homes located on 9th Aven-
ue. He went on to say that
perhaps the city wasn't inter
eSted in the resale value of
property owned by persons
living in that area because they
may be considered second
class citizens"
AT this point Mayor Harold
Mercer said there wasn't any
one who considered these peo-
pie as second class citizens"
He said to change the pro-
posed route would mean that it
would have ito pass over more
railroad tracks and the project
would then have the additional
expense of building an over
pass. He said the cost of this
would be prohibitive.
Mercer then asked the State
Highway officials if they had
any plans for safety lights or
devices at the intersection of
the route located near the
Senior high school.
They said they didn't have
any plans for these in the orig
lnal plans. Safety devices could
!. be erected at these points, but
z it would be at the expense of
the city.
The Highway representatives
? ? were then asked why it was
!, necessary to have the proposed
route A feet wide. 1t was eX-
9 planned that the main reason
for this was the need for two
12-foot driving lanes and two
10-foot parking lanes. They adj
u ded that the lanes need only
: be 80 feet wide until the route
reaches the urban areas. The
city now has access to "a feet
d of the needed "A feet
e If the route would be conStruc-
s ted "a feet wide, the city would
have to prohibit parking along
1. the route.
Il Mayor Mercer then asked i
the contract for the projec'
. was let in July, would it bt
completed by fall? They sale
this was very doubtful.
Mercer then said the people
of Sidney should consider thi.
project as being a farm tt
market" road.
Kenneth Johnson, a Sidney
trucker, said he thought every
one concerned should be very
much in favor of having all tht
trucks pass along this route
rather than having them drive
through the heart of town.
Mrs. Henry Dooley said Sht
lives on the street the truck.
would use and pointed out TIT
work they went through to &C
4, quire the house. She also sale
that if the proposed rout.
I would be constructed, tn
81 trucks would pass so close ssh
would be able to reach on
and shake hands with TIT
truckers as they passed by"
She added that the roUt
. would lower the value of thei
home considerably.
Councilman George Swenso.
asked the state officials if tn
state would consider pawn
ieveral other city blocks Slon
. Bird Street NE in conjunctio
r. With the truck route projec
They said there was a possibi
= ity of this if the city would b