Agenda Item - 2024-07-16 - Number 10.2 - Written Public Comment - Dennis Taylor 10.2
From: Dennis T
To: Council Distribution
Subject: Roundabout at Childs and Stafford
Date: Sunday,July 14,2024 7:39:55 PM
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Clackamas County has proposed some traffic improvements on Stafford Road. One item that
troubles me is the proposal of a roundabout at the intersection of Childs and Stafford. The
problem is that it requires taking some land on the north side of Childs, and this runs afoul of a
Lake Oswego charter provision. Your solution is to refer this to the voters in the fall. The
county seems to think they have us over a barrel--either do it our way, or we might just not
make these needed improvements.
My inclination is to vote NO on this ballot referral, because there is a solution that does not
require a challenge to the Charter. Did any of the council members or staff press the County
officials on the alternatives to a roundabout? If you look at the intersection on a satellite map,
this intersection is nearly identical to that of McVey and South Shore, where a traffic light
works well. It seems to me that a traffic light at Childs and Stafford could be installed without
widening Childs Road. Stafford would need a left turn lane for northbound traffic at that
intersection, but Childs could remain a two lane road, and no need to go through the
convoluted process of needing additional property or asking voters to approve an exception to
the City Charter. Please explore this option. Thank you,
Dennis Taylor
Lake 0 resident