August 27, 2024Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Lets the City Manager enter into a funding and maintenance agreement with the N.C. dept. of Transportation for the design and construction…
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The Transportation Department applied for and received a federal transportation grant in the amount of $352,000 with a 20% match of $88,000 from the French Broad River 8-27-24 Page 24 Metropolitan Planning Organization (FBRMPO) in Fiscal Year 2021 to design and construct the signal.”
More from the minutes
- “The NCDOT decided to complete this traffic signal project and requested City funding and future maintenance assistance since the project will also benefit the City and its residents.”
- “Construction of a traffic signal at the intersection will improve the overall safety and mobility of the residents in the Maple Crest community, residents of the future affordable housing to be constructed at the City’s “Ford” site, and other existing and future travelers through the intersection.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a funding and maintenance agreement with the N.C. dept. of Transportation for the design and construction of a traffic signal at the intersection of Biltmore Avenue/John Walker Avenue/White Fawn Drive
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Turner and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 24-197 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A FUNDING AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE N.C. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF BILTMORE AVENUE/JOHN WALKER AVENUE/WHITE FAWN DRIVE”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item T