The Jefferson Street Committee met on Tuesday to further discuss the no parking and stop sign issues around HyVee.

The committee met with HyVee Store Director Lori Subbert about both situations.  The original proposal had no parking marked on all sides of the HyVee property along with both sides of Vine Street and Wilson Avenue, due to the narrow roads.  Vine Street’s width is 27-feet and Wilson Avenue is 25-feet.  The committee decided to keep the proposed no parking on both sides of Wilson Avenue, but allow parking on the west side of Vine Street since that road is wider.  Additional no parking zones include north side of Adams Street to HyVee and south side of Reed Street.

Another issue that the committee discussed was stop sign locations.  The proposal had a two-way stop sign intersection at Vine and Reed streets and Reed Street and Wilson Avenue for north and south traffic.  One stop sign would be placed on Adams Street for eastbound traffic to HyVee and another one on Adams Street from HyVee for westbound traffic.

The committee decided to make the intersection at Reed Street and Wilson Avenue a four-way stop due to increased traffic from patients to McFarland Clinic.  The committee also decided to keep all the other stop sign recommendations.

City Administrator Mike Palmer says the next step is for the City Council to approve the second reading to amend an ordinance for the no parking zones and a resolution approving all stop sign locations.  The Council tabled the second reading at their previous meeting so that the committee had more time to make its final recommendation.  Because the committee is eliminating some of the no parking zones, they do not have to start over on the three required readings before it can take effect.  A resolution only requires the approval of the Council and doesn’t include three readings.