Concord has a restriction when it comes to new dead-end streets: no more than 1,000 feet.
That limit is in place for resident safety, argues Deputy City Manager Matthew Walsh. If the city approves longer dead-end roads, and developers build housing on those roads, residents could become trapped during severe weather events and the homes could be difficult for fire services to access, Walsh wrote in a letter to lawmakers this month.
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm“$A64:7:42==J[ E96C6 2C6 G6CJ C62= 2?5 D6C:@FD 492==6?86D H:E9 AF>A:?8 H2E6C 7@C >@C6 E92? `[___ W766EXj 6DA64:2==J :? CFC2= 2C62D E92E 2C6 ?@E D6CG65 3J A@E23=6 H2E6C[” 96 HC@E6 E@ E96 w@FD6 w@FD:?8 r@>>:EE66]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmp4C@DD E96 DE2E6[ >F?:4:A2=:E:6D 3:8 2?5 D>2== 92G6 D:>:=2C C@25 =6?8E9 C6DEC:4E:@?D @? ?6H 56G6=@A>6?E] qFE D@>6 9@FD:?8 25G@42E6D D2J E96 =:>:ED 2C6 F??646DD2CJ 7@C D276EJ 2?5 92C>7F= 7@C >F49\?66565 56G6=@A>6?E] p?5 E9:D J62C[ E96J 2C6 >@G:?8 E@ 32? DF49 C6DEC:4E:@?D] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^84]?9]8@G^3:==0DE2EFD^=6824J^3Da_`e^3:==%6IE]2DAInDJla_aeU2>Aj:5l`bghU2>AjEIEu@C>2El9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm$6?2E6 q:== deck^DA2?mk^2mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm[ H9:49 A2DD65 E96 w@FD6 %9FCD52J[ `hd\`cf[ H@F=5 DE@A >F?:4:A2=:E:6D 7C@> AC6G6?E:?8 ?6H 9@FD:?8 @? C@25D @G6C 2 46CE2:? =6?8E9[ 2D =@?8 2D E92E 9@FD:?8 4@>A=:6D H:E9 E96 DE2E6 7:C6 4@56]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm%96 3:== :D :?E6?565 E@ 62D6 2?@E96C 32CC:6C E@ 56G6=@A>6?E 2>:5 E96 DE2E6’D 9@FD:?8 4CF?49] $FAA@CE6CD D2J =@42= C@25 =6?8E9 42AD 9:?56C 56G6=@A>6?E @? H92E H@F=5 @E96CH:D6 36 ?2EFC2= @AA@CEF?:E:6D E@ 3F:=5 ?6H 9@FD:?8] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmqFE @AA@?6?ED 4@F?E6C65 E92E E96 3:== 4@F=5 C6BF:C6 E@H?D E@ 2AAC@G6 9@FD:?8 H:E9 =:>:E65 2446DD E@ 6>6C86?4J D6CG:46D] %96J D2:5 4:E:6D 2?5 E@H?D D9@F=5 36 2==@H65 E@ :>A@D6 E96:C @H? =:>:ED 36J@?5 H92E E96 DE2E6 7:C6 4@56 C6BF:C6D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm%96 3:== 4@>6D 2 J62C 27E6C E96 {68:D=2EFC6 A2DD65 2 DA2E6 @7 =2HD E@ 6?4@FC286 9@FD:?8 3J 7@C4:3=J C6>@G:?8 =@42= K@?:?8 C68F=2E:@?D[ 2? 677@CE E92E v@G] z6==J pJ@EE6 92D 46=63C2E65 2?5 E92E 92D 6?86?56C65 3:A2CE:D2? DFAA@CE] xE >@G6D ?6IE E@ E96 $6?2E6[ H9:49 >FDE 2AAC@G6 >:?@C 492?86D 25565 3J E96 w@FD6 2?5 G@E6 E@ D6?5 :E E@ E96 8@G6C?@C’D @77:46] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmq6J@?5 C@25 =6?8E9[ E96 =2E6DE G6CD:@? @7 $q dec DE@AD >F?:4:A2=:E:6D 7C@> :>A@D:?8 2 DEC:4E6C 42A @? E96 ?F>36C @7 9@FD:?8 F?:ED @? 2 5625\6?5 C@25 E92? E96 42A :? E96 DE2E6’D 7:C6 4@56]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmxE 2=D@ C6BF:C6D 4:E:6D 2?5 E@H?D E@ 2==@H D6AE:4 DJDE6>D[ H6==D[ 6=64EC:4 724:=:E:6D[ 5C2:?286 DECF4EFC6D[ 2?5 @E96C FE:=:E:6D 2=@?8 “56D:8?2E65 A6C:>6E6C 3F776C 2C62D” @7 9@FD:?8 DF35:G:D:@?D] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmx7 D:8?65 3J E96 8@G6C?@C[ E96 AC@A@D65 =2H H@F=5 E2<6 67764E :? yF=J a_af]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm%96 3:==’D DFAA@CE6CD 42==65 :E 2 D:>A=6 677@CE E@ DE2?52C5:K6 C68F=2E:@?D 2?5 3C:?8 E96> :? =:?6 H:E9 E96 7:C6 4@56[ 2?5 E@ AC@9:3:E 2C3:EC2CJ[ E@H?\DA64:7:4 56?:2=D @7 ?6H 56G6=@A>6?E] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm“%9:D 3:== H:== C6>@G6 32CC:6CD E@ E96 D276 2?5 C62D@?23=6 56G6=@A>6?E @7 ?6H 9@FD:?8 E92E H6 ?665[” D2:5 #6A] s2G:5 !2:86[ 2 r@?H2J s6>@4C2E] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm!C@A@?6?ED DEC6DD65 E92E E96 3:== H@F=5 ?@E 2==@H 56G6=@A6CD E@ D<:CE D276EJ @C 6?G:C@?>6?E2= =2HD] x? 255:E:@? E@ E96 7:C6 4@56[ DE2E6 DE2EFE6D AC@E64E:?8 H6E=2?5D[ #$p cga\p[ 2?5 D9@C6=2?5[ #$p cgb\q[ H@F=5 DE:== 2AA=J E@ 2?J AC@A@D65 ?6H 9@FD:?8[ E96 3:== DE2E6D] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm%96 3:== 2=D@ DE2E6D E92E >F?:4:A2=:E:6D 4@F=5 DE:== 6?7@C46 “86?6C2==J 2AA=:423=6 962=E9[ D276EJ[ 6?G:C@?>6?E2=[ @C 3F:=5:?8 DE2?52C5D[” 2?5 :>A@D6 “C62D@?23=6 4@?5:E:@?D” @G6C 56G6=@A6CD :? @C56C E@ 4@>A=J H:E9 E96 7:C6 4@56]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmqFE #6A] y24< u=2?282?[ 2 |2D@? #6AF3=:42?[ E@@< :DDF6 H:E9 E92E A9C2D:?8[ 42==:?8 :E G28F6] “#62D@?23=6 E@ >6 >2J ?@E 36 C62D@?23=6 E@ D@>63@5J 6=D6[” 96 D2:5] “$@ H92E 2C6 H6 5@:?8 ?@H[ @A6?:?8 FA @FC E@H?D E92E H6 D6CG6 7@C =2HDF:EDn”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmu=2?282? 2C8F65 E96 ?6H =2H 4@F=5 6IA@D6 4:E:6D 2?5 E@H?D E@ ?6H =682= C:D<] w6 82G6 2 9JA@E96E:42= 6I2>A=6 @7 2 9@FD6 E92E H2D E@@ 72C 2H2J 7@C 7:C67:89E6CD E@ 4@??64E E96:C 9@D6 E@ 2 H2E6C D@FC46] x7 E92E 9@FD6 42F89E 7:C6[ C6DA@?5:?8 7:C67:89E6CD H@F=5 ?665 E@ C6=J @? E96 H2E6C :? E96 7:C6ECF4<D’ E2?<D] $9@F=5 E92E H2E6C 36 :?DF77:4:6?E[ 2?5 E96 9@FD6 3FC?D 5@H?[ “H9@D6 72F=E :D :En” u=2?282? 2D<65]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm“%96C6’D 2 =:23:=:EJ :DDF6 96C6 E96 3:== 5@6D?’E C64@8?:K6[” 96 D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmu=2?282? 2=D@ 2C8F65 E96 =24< @7 H2E6C 2446DD 4@F=5 C6BF:C6 E96 4@?DECF4E:@? @7 4:DE6C?D — H2E6C DE@C286 E2?<D — ?62C 92C5\E@\C6249 AC@A6CE:6D[ H9:49 4@F=5 364@>6 6IA6?D:G6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm#6A] s2G:5 uC249E[ 2? t?7:6=5 s6>@4C2E[ E@@< :DDF6 H:E9 E96 C6BF:C6>6?E 7@C >F?:4:A2=:E:6D E@ 2==@H FE:=:E:6D :? A6C:>6E6C 3F776C 2C62D AC@G:565 E96J 5:5 ?@E G:@=2E6 6I:DE:?8 6?G:C@?>6?E2= =2HD] p? 62C=:6C G6CD:@? @7 E96 3:== 925 :?4=F565 “@A6? DA246D” :? E92E C6BF:C6>6?E[ 3FE E96 w@FD6 C6>@G65 E92E AC@G:D:@? 27E6C AFD9324< 7C@> E96 }6H w2>AD9:C6 !=2??6CD pDD@4:2E:@?] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm$E:==[ uC249E D2:5 E96 A6C:>6E6C 3F776C C6BF:C6>6?E H2D 2 G:@=2E:@? @7 =@42= 4@?EC@= 2?5 4@F=5 92G6 ?682E:G6 67764ED @? H:=5=:76[ 8C66? DA246D[ 2?5 G:DF2= =2?5D42A6D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm“u@C 564256D[ E96 DE2E6 92D 6>A@H6C65 =@42= G@E6CD E@ 6?23=6 E96:C =@42= A=2??:?8 3@2C5D E@ >2<6 E96D6 564:D:@?D H96C6 D92C65 AC:G2E6 @C AF3=:4 :?7C2DECF4EFC6 D92== 36 A=2465 :? ?6H 9@FD:?8 DF35:G:D:@?D[” 96 D2:5] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmw6 25565i “$q dec 5@6D ?@E 2=:8? H:E9 36DE A=2??:?8 AC24E:46D[ 2?5 :E H:== AC@>@E6 A@@C=J A=2??65 C6D:56?E:2= 56G6=@A>6?ED]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmx? 9:D =6EE6C @? 3692=7 @7 r@?4@C5[ (2=D9 ?@E65 E92E E96 4:EJ 92D >256 677@CED E@ :?4C62D6 9@FD:?8 2?5 H2D 56D:8?2E65 2 “9@FD:?8 492>A:@?” 3J E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 qFD:?6DD 2?5 t4@?@>:4 p772:CD] qFE 96 D2:5 E96 4:EJ DE:== ?66565 E96 C@25 C6DEC:4E:@?D] pEE6>AE:?8 E@ 7@==@H E96 DE2E6 7:C6 4@56[ (2=D9 2C8F65[ “H:== =:<6=J 4C62E6 F??646DD2CJ 4@?7FD:@? 2?5 7CFDEC2E:@?” 7@C 4:E:6D 2?5 E@H?D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm“(9:=6 E96 r:EJ DFAA@CED DEC2E68:6D E@ 6IA2?5 E96 $E2E6’D 9@FD:?8 DFAA=J[ DF49 DEC2E68:6D D9@F=5 ?@E 4@>AC@>:D6 AF3=:4 D276EJ[ @C E96 23:=:EJ @7 7:CDE C6DA@?56CD E@ 42CCJ @FE E96:C 5FE:6D[” 96 HC@E6] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm#6A] y@6 p=6I2?56C[ 2 v@77DE@H? #6AF3=:42? 2?5 492:C>2? @7 E96 w@FD6 w@FD:?8 r@>>:EE66[ H9@ DFAA@CED E96 3:==[ C6;64E65 E96 D276EJ 4@?46C?D[ ?@E:?8 E92E E96 DE2E6 7:C6 >2CD92= 925 2AAC@G65 E96 3:==] r:E:6D 2?5 E@H?D 4@F=5 C6BF:C6 2 56G6=@A6C E@ 3F:=5 2 4:DE6C? 2D 2 4@?5:E:@? @7 2AAC@G:?8 E96 ?6H 9@FD:?8[ 96 D2:5] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmp?5 p=6I2?56C D2:5 E96 D2>6 :DDF6D @7 2446DD 2C6 2=C625J AC6D6?E :? CFC2= 2C62D] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm“*6D[ :E >2J 56=2J C6DA@?D6 E:>6[ 3FE E96C6 2C6 5@H?65 EC66D @? C@25D E92E 92G6 6?5D E@ 3@E9[” 96 D2:5] “%96C6’D 5@H?65 EC66D 6G6CJH96C6] s@ H6 ;FDE DE@A 2==@H:?8 56G6=@A>6?E 3642FD6 H6’C6 27C2:5 @7 EC66D 8@:?8 5@H?n”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm“(6 =:G6 :? }6H w2>AD9:C6[” p=6I2?56C D2:5] k^DA2?mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.