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Published Thursday, October 22, 2009 in Local

Senoia okays changes in traffic patterns

By Winston Skinner

The Times-Herald

The Senoia City Council voted to make traffic one-way on two streets and created a three-way stop at an intersection during its meeting on Monday.

Police Chief Jason Edens spoke to the council about a proposed three-way stop at Andrews Parkway and Howard Road and about making traffic flow one way on Baggarly Way and Amey Street. The council -- after some discussion and input from citizens -- approved all three proposals.

Questions were raised about the city's jurisdiction of the part of Andrews Street that is on the railroad right-of-way. Mayor Robert Belisle said he had checked into that issue. "The city does have jurisdiction -- clearly," he said.

The council voted to make traffic one-way on Baggarly Way from Johnson Street to Travis Street. "I believe it would help people navigate their way around Main Street," said Edens, who stated Baggarly is too narrow for two lanes of traffic.

He also said there is a lot of pedestrian traffic in that area.

Two sisters, Cheryl Lavelle and Lisa Robinson, talked about the traffic situation on Amey Street, where both live. Lavelle said there are only four houses on the street. "The street has become really a cut-through for everybody," she said.

Robinson said she has small children at her home and cares for her widowed father. She echoed her sister's concerns.

"There are a lot of people who come up that road driving like crazy," she said.

She also said one side of the street is in great need of repair. "The street is no good. It needs paving. It needs fixing," Robinson said.

"It's bad," agreed Councilman Maurice Grover. "It needs to be addressed." The council voted to make Amey Street one way -- with traffic moving north -- and to allow parking only on the east side of the street.

The council also gave approval to plans to seek two Gateway grants. The grants -- if approved -- would fully fund landscaping projects at two entrances to the city. Bob Fant of Senoia Garden Center talked with the council about the grants and the plans.

The grants are "for green material to beautify the entrance to the city," Fant said. One grant for $34,000 would place leyland cypresses along Highway 16 near its intersection with Highway 85. The other grant -- for $11,000 -- would provide for a variety of plants at Seavy Street along Highway 85, where there already is a sign flanked by crape myrtles.

The Seavy project is planned to provide "good color" and "low maintenance," Fant said. "This would be a very nice entrance."

If more funds are available next year, the city might look at other entry areas, Fant suggested. City Administrator Richard Ferry said it would cost about $3,000 per year to maintain the two proposed projects.

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