Argonne study to proceed
The Millwood City Council on Monday reviewed W & H Pacific’s timeline outlining project plan and schedule dates for the Argonne corridor study. The timeline sets the estimated completion date for obtaining and reviewing existing transportation data as early August. After reviewing the data, the council and W & H plan to hold public hearings in mid-August and October.
This comes after a special meeting held with W & H on June 11 to determine the scope of the project. At the meeting, council members voted unanimously to proceed with the $67,000 baseline Argonne Road corridor study.
The study is in response to a citizen survey conducted last year identifying Argonne Road a main concern. Over the next 10 years, Argonne traffic is estimated to increase to 50,000 cars a day.
In other business, the council unanimously approved two city ordinances, the recently updated International Building Code standards and a new special event ordinance.
The Special Events Ordinance outlines permit issuance, insurance requirements, traffic control, rules, and regulations and gives the town a method for regulating special events.
Councilman Doug Morton announced plans to update all the towns’ signage to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Morton said all signage must be compliant within the next three to four years.
ADA compliancy requires the town to upgrade all current signage from a 4-inch lettering engineer grade sign to 6-inch lettering high-intensity signs. For the guide signage, the town has the option of choosing either green or blue for the background color. The council agreed unanimously to go with the blue background.
“When you come through Millwood you’ll see the blue,” Morton said. “It’s our own.”
Morton plans to phase in the signs and recently ordered 30 new high-intensity stop signs.
Dennis Robinson, president of the Spokane Area Classic Chevy Club, presented the council a hand-made award as a thank you for the opportunity to use the park on June 9 for their car show. The award displayed a miniature replica of a 1957 Chevy, made by Club member Dick Murphy.
Inland Empire Paper Company’s representative, Shirene Young, extended an invitation to the council for a tour of its facilities July 23.
The council further agreed to declare outdated computer equipment surplus and to donate it to the West Valley High School. The donation includes two Gateway computers, monitors, speakers, and printers.