Board Meeting Minutes (June 8th, 2005)

Posted by rbutler on Monday, June 13 @ 2:38pm

Meeting minutes from last Wednesday's HOA board meeting are now available.

Open Forum Meeting

Posted by rbutler on Monday, June 13 @ 1:15pm

The next open forum meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 14th at the Allen Public Library, starting at 7pm. Please note the new location at 300 N. Allen Drive. As with previous meetings, there is no specific agenda, the plan is to hold an informal question and answer session, and to help everyone meet their neighbors.

2nd Quarter Newsletter Published

Posted by rbutler on Monday, June 13 @ 11:49am

The 2nd Quarter Newsletter has just been finished, and should be distributed to everyone later this week. The big topics in this issue are:

• Annual Meeting and Elections
• Web Site Updates
• Allen Goes Extreme
• Yard of the Month

Bethany Road Expansion

Posted by rbutler on Monday, June 13 @ 9:38am

The City will award the contract to widen Bethany Drive to four lanes divided (two lanes each direction divided by a median) from Malone Road to FM 2551 on June 14, 2005. This means that Bethany Drive should be under construction starting mid-July. The Bethany Road project will also widen the Malone Road intersection. Due to funding limitations, the project does not include lighting or improved medians at this time; however, the roadway will be constructed with sleeves and conduits under the paving, such that those improvements (lighting, irrigation) can be added at a later date. The total budget for this project is estimated at $1,872,217.

There will be a new lane for northbound right turn and northbound through traffic. There will also be a dedicated left turn lane on Malone Road to serve northbound traffic that is turning left on Bethany Drive. The northbound right turn and through traffic lane is identified for the initial phases of construction so you may expect to see the City's contractor start work in this area shortly after July 15th. The Malone Road and Bethany Drive intersection will also have a traffic signal added as part of this construction.

Staff does not plan to allow for a complete Bethany Drive or Malone Road closure as part of this construction project. However, residents should anticipate the temporary traffic interruptions that are a normal part of such construction. The Bethany Drive widening project is expected to be about a six month construction period, subject to weather delays and is about a $1.2 million construction project.