WARD 5 RESIDENTS ISSUES YOU ARE SHARING ON THE 2007 CAMPAIGN TRAIL "We Met, You Spoke, I'm Listening!" Ward 5A Area No pay raise for the City Councilors Look into merging the water and sewer bills for residents into a single bill Before we didn’t want a speed bump here, but now we do because there is an increase in the number of people speeding on the street and there are more children in the neighborhood. We want our Ward 5 Councilor to return calls Roads here are 30+ years old and need repaving, not just patching Please cut back the brush on Winterberry Circle on the city property. People dump branches there and it is becoming unsightly Old tar sidewalks need fixing, trees on side streets need trimming, not happy with tar patching of roads as it does not hold up- The 202 North hill going from Westfield toward Holyoke should be made into one lane like the other side of the hill. It is a race course with dangerous situations when the double lane ends. People cross into the down- hill lane when passing up the hill because they are going so fast. Improve the timing on the lights at Westfield Road and Homestead-only three cars can go at a time We feel forgotten out here in West Holyoke-show that someone cares Street is torn up A couple of street lights are out No sewer fees we pay for private septic systems House valuations keep going up -it is higher than my house is worth Concerned about air and water quality -opposed to development around water sources, reservoirs Zoning-any changes that cause more traffic Traffic-keep neighborhood residential Don't like the infighting on the city council-unite in the best interests of the city-increase professionalism-work for common good Schools are a big problem Families should not have to pay for lights at the High School for sports at Roberts field when city pays for all other fields Respect laws of the road regarding giving way to horses on the road-people driving too fast on roads Bad curve-need a sign to slow Trim brush on Rock Valley-poor visibility on curves Speeding on Southampton Road Accidents on Southampton Road: SUGGESTION: Paint "STOP SIGN AHEAD" on road for motorists who are not familiar with the area. Safety Issue: Sidewalks needed near the County Road end of Southampton Road Cell Tower: If $ will be coming into the city from the cell tower, then the money should be utilized to benefit local residents, e.g., hook up to water and/or sewer system WARD 5B Area It’s time for a change (in City Councilor)! Concerned that water shut offs on sidewalk near the entrance to the Holiday Inn could cause someone to fall We need the council on aging to provide help at home for the elderly at a reasonable cost. Now that the speed hump is gone please get someone to remove the signs for the speed hump. Also, people are already speeding down the street! Drag racing on the streets in the apartment complex is an ongoing issue throughout the year. It is hard to report license plates to the police because they race in the middle of the night. Please get something done to stop this! Head of DPW Bill Fuqua needs to become a Holyoke resident Wants services for the taxes that are paid: ie trash collection/trash is left on street Don’t like Aquarion contract: what is going on with sale of company? We should stop commercial traffic on Homestead Ave Noise from I91: Past promises that barriers would be built have not been kept (X2) Concern that Lowes is going in to Whitings Farm Road and the road will not be able to handle the traffic and residents will not be able to turn left onto Whiting Farms Road to go to town Concern that property values will decrease with business development if Lowes is built Hedge by sidewalk at old Atlas Copco on Homestead Ave. needs a trim - branches hit you while walking, riding a bike Back to Main Page ISSUES YOU SHARED ON THE 2005 CAMPAIGN TRAIL "We Met, You Spoke, I'm Listening!" Ward 5A Area Please limit the ATV's from cutting through properties in the middle of the night Speeders on Mountain and Southampton Roads Put a speed sign at lower Southampton Road near bus stop Repair Southampton Road where the spring is coming up through the road Repair Keyes Road ?water (?septic) is undermining the road Wants the City Council to let people know what's going on Trim the trees back on Pheasant Drive near the County end of the road Please return calls with questions or concerns that are put forth We pay our fair share of taxes and feel forgotten out here in Ward 5 Teach English as 1st language We need a challenging curriculum for high achieving students Can we have a bulk trash pick up as in the past? Street sweeping on Southampton Road Open up Ashley Reservoir for fishing People cutting through neighborhoods at high speeds to avoid busy intersections Keep brush trimmed back from the street on City owned lots Don't like the Aquarion contract No more commercial development in Ward 5, no "curb-cut" off of Homestead Ave. into Atlas Copco property Don't want a special fee for septic users to pay for sewer costs It's about time something got done to deal with the sewer issue Credit Union doesn't fit in residential area Wants the members of the council to behave in a more civilized manner City should proceed with sewer contract When is Rt. 202 & Homestead Ave. intersection going to be fixed? Council members should look out for the people rather than themselves Atlas Copco site: concerned about increased traffic on Homestead don't want a big box store like Walmart keep manufacturing if possible Better winter plowing that maintains two lanes on the street WARD 5B Area Trim the brush back and the tree branches-lower Meadowbrook Road Need a stop light at Whitney and Bobala Trim brush at Whitney and Bobala Faster response time from police Concerned about people hanging out near reservoir since the gate at Richard Eger Drive was moved City Councilor needs to return calls Improve downtown Holyoke Don't widen Homestead Avenue Would like to see bike patrols by police department back Protect the Reservoirs No more commercial development on Homestead Avenue Trim trees Get rid of speed humps on Vermont Street People cutting through neighborhoods to avoid busy intersections What ever happened with the I-91 sound barriers? Re: development of land on Whiting Farms Road: do not extend the Tokeneke apartments (no more low income housing) a baseball park would be good a business like the engraving business with landscaping would be OK don't put a business on the land would be good for the Catholic School Better winter plowing - keep more than one lane open

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