Last week several members of the SouthLake Park Project met with the Stafford Hamlet and the Lower Tualatin Valley Community Planning Organization. It is important to everyone involved with the park project that we get input from the community. We have met with local cities, the county, local youth sports groups and other organizations looking for input and to hear potential concerns.
The one item that keeps popping up is the concern about traffic. Our group is working with the county to make sure that we meet all requirements concerning traffic on Borland Road in front of the proposed park. WUFC has hired the services of Kittleson & Associates, which is one of the best if not the best traffic consultant in the state. We are studying the area and creating a plan that will meet county requirements and hopefully IMPROVE the traffic situation in and around the park. We will spend almost $50,000 on traffic planning alone. It is important to the park's success and the well being of our children that we make sure the traffic situation is set up for success.
We do not have all of the answers yet and we will not have them until our preliminary work with the county and all of the studies are complete. All we can do at this time is communicate that this concern is a priority for our group and we are spending the proper amount of time and money needed to make sure that our ultimate solution is one that serves the park and community.
Once we have the final plan in place we will make sure that everyone in the community knows what we will be doing concerning traffic near the park.