1. Approval of a Special Ordinance to amend the FY 2022 Budget to include revenue and associated expenditures for a U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs 2021 BJA FY21 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Responses Grant
Dear Mayor O’Connor, Alderwomen and Aldermen: (PAGE 1 OF 2)
My name is Laurie Boyer and I am a homeowner in the North Crossing subdivision in Frederick. I recently wrote you regarding the changes at Opossumtown Pike and Christopher’s Crossing that will affect the intersection at Timber Grove and Christopher’s Crossing. As I mentioned before, these changes will cause problems for many of us in the North Crossing and Willowbrook subdivisions. The stop signs will be removed from Christopher’s Crossing at Timber Grove and there will be “No Left Turn” and “No Through Traffic” signs posted. I’d like to highlight the problems these actions will cause.
• By not allowing left turns from Timber Grove onto Christopher’s Crossing, it effectively removes our neighborhoods’ convenient access to Route 15 and Thomas Johnson Drive businesses. Please look at a map here: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Timber+Grove+Rd+%26+Christophers+Crossing,+Frederick,+MD+21702/@39.4618199,-77.4178489,15.41z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c9c52d63e3207b:0x30f72998c7e3c65!8m2!3d39.4614605!4d-77.4131127. Do you see a way to access 15 and Thomas Johnson Drive without driving through other neighborhoods, making unusual U-turns, or driving an additional 3 to 5 miles?
• By removing access to 15 and Thomas Johnson, it reduces the livability and value of our homes. For example, we will no longer be able to say, “Easy access to 15” in a real estate listing.
Dear Mayor O’Connor, Alderwomen and Aldermen: (PAGE 1 OF 2)
My name is Laurie Boyer and I am a homeowner in the North Crossing subdivision in Frederick. I recently wrote you regarding the changes at Opossumtown Pike and Christopher’s Crossing that will affect the intersection at Timber Grove and Christopher’s Crossing. As I mentioned before, these changes will cause problems for many of us in the North Crossing and Willowbrook subdivisions. The stop signs will be removed from Christopher’s Crossing at Timber Grove and there will be “No Left Turn” and “No Through Traffic” signs posted. I’d like to highlight the problems these actions will cause.
• By not allowing left turns from Timber Grove onto Christopher’s Crossing, it effectively removes our neighborhoods’ convenient access to Route 15 and Thomas Johnson Drive businesses. Please look at a map here: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Timber+Grove+Rd+%26+Christophers+Crossing,+Frederick,+MD+21702/@39.4618199,-77.4178489,15.41z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c9c52d63e3207b:0x30f72998c7e3c65!8m2!3d39.4614605!4d-77.4131127. Do you see a way to access 15 and Thomas Johnson Drive without driving through other neighborhoods, making unusual U-turns, or driving an additional 3 to 5 miles?
• By removing access to 15 and Thomas Johnson, it reduces the livability and value of our homes. For example, we will no longer be able to say, “Easy access to 15” in a real estate listing.
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