Update-Reliever Route

As I have previously stated, I have not yet taken a position on the reliever route.  My official positions remains:

Until a proposal is finalized and brought to the full county board for review, I am not going to take a position on this issue.  In the meantime, I am doing some independent fact-finding.

What I have done so far:

1. I met with the County Administrator, and the reliever route was one of the topics we discussed.
2. I have reviewed maps of the proposed route, as well as the locations of Hartford's industrial districts.
3. I drove the existing highways that follow alternative 11.
4. I have discussed the issue with 4 former County Supervisor three of whom were opposed to the reliever route and one who said he/she could support it if certain conditions were met.
5. I have reviewed the concerns expressed in the nearly 100 letters and e-mails I have received on this issue.
6. Today I spent an hour sitting at the intersection of highway 60 and highway 83 in Hartford observing traffic.
7. I remain in communication with residents in my own district, to gather their thoughts on this issue.
8. I have reviewed the previous proposal that came before the County Board in 2005.
9. I have been in communication with the Chairperson of the No Reliever Route Committee, Melissa Kratz.  We had an excellent conversation and I took away a lot of information about the potential negative impacts of the current proposed reliever route. 
10. Today I also reviewed the Town of Addison's resolution 2016-17, opposing the planned reliever route.
11. Today I also began reviewing the  information for next week Wednesday's Public Works Committee meeting.
12. I will be presenting some follow-up questions related to the reliever route to the County Administrator.

I continue to work on fully understanding this $15-$20 million dollar proposal, so that I can make the best and most educated decision on it.