Stoplight feud yields peaceful accord – OnGardenshttps://ongardens.org/2021/05/19/bay-hill-estates-stoplight-feud-yields-peaceful-accord/
The above article is the latest update on the Intersection light at Northlake and Bayhill. Below is an excerpt:
“After disputing the need for the stoplight since at least 2019, the county caved on May 12. It agreed with City Attorney Max Lohman’s position that the county had ceded authority over the signal to the city in a 2016 agreement allowing the Ancient Tree community.
“We are constrained to follow” the 2016 agreement “which inadvertently” gave the city control, the letter from County Engineer David Ricks said.
The county would move forward assuming the city met four conditions, all of which are part of the agreement Ferris sent Tuesday to the county. Once that agreement is final, Ferris asked that the county grant permits for the stoplight within 10 days.
Among the conditions: the city, as planned, pays for the stoplight installation; the city grants the county authority over all signals on county-maintained thoroughfares; and the county operates the signal, which gives it final say over how often the light changes.
The cost will be about $550,000, paid with road impact fees collected from developers. The developers of Ancient Tree are scheduled to pay $288,000 in those fees.”
