StreetScape Lights Approved The County Commissioners and the LaVale Sanitary Commission have an agreement to provide Streetscape lights between Long Drive and Campground Road. The Sanitary Commission will use the interest on their existing funds to provide for lights and maintenance. The County Commissioners will introduce a code law to enable the Sanitary Commission to do so. Once the law is passed the Sanitary Commission will establish a new bank account to receive the interest from their other accounts, and money will be available when the lights are installed. No new tax will be enacted. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all our persistent and progressive neighbors in the LaVale Civic Improvement Association who worked so hard to make this project a success. We extend a special thanks the County Commissioners, County Executive, the LaVale Sanitary Commission, the State Highway Association, and Alleghany Power for their generosity, support, and creativity in seeing such an important project come to a reality.
For a brief overview of this project's goals, see below. For a visual representation, click on the Landscaping Link above. The State Highway Administration, in conjunction with many LaVale residents, is completing the design stage of the National Highway Streetscape Project. This project addresses both safety and aesthetic concerns while maintaining the historical integrity of the National Highway area between Long Drive and Campground road. For the last several months, voluntary LaVale residents had formed a Task Force to work with SHA on developing this concept. The Task Force approved the concept unanimously on February 2005 and endorsement from Allegany County was also obtained on March 2005. The approved concept includes the following items: Project Goals: Improve traffic flow & accessibility Correct drainage problems within project limits Improve environmental & aesthetic quality within project limits Enhance pedestrian & bicyclist safety Proposed Remedies:  Traffic 2 Lane road with center turn lane Consolidate redundant driveways Narrow lanes to calm traffic speeds Add center turning lane (without widening the road) Resurface roadway  Drainage Close the ditch along the North side of US40 Increase capacity of the current drainage system Create a retention facility or perform stream restoration Drainage improvement including Storm Water Management  Environmental & Aesthetic Quality Plant trees Remove dying trees Install street furniture (benches, trashcans in partnership with local business) Install historical information markers  Pedestrian & Bicyclist Safety Install 5 foot shoulders designated as Bicycle Routes Install sidewalks on each side on National Highway Install ornamental street lighting - pending approval of a tax district in LaVale    (See Projects link for details) Install crosswalks You are welcome to view the concept at any of the LaVale Civic Improvement Association’s public informational meetings. During these presentations, representatives from the State Highway Administration will be available to present the design concept of the LaVale Streetscape Project. This concept is by no means final but serves as a starting point for detail design. Your opinion is still very important to SHA for improving the project. Please attend one of these presentations and talk to a SHA representative if you have any concerns. The LaVale Civic Improvement Association will be conducting three public informational meetings on: April 2 Sat 2 - 4 Cash Valley Rd School Community Presentation April 7 Thurs 7 - 9 Cash Valley Rd School Community Presentation April 9 Sat 2 - 4 Cash Valley Rd School Community Presentation
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