We held our monthly coffee with the commissioner today at the Hardee's restaurant on Wilde Lake at Pine Forest. The lion's share of the discussion today was focused on traffic issues with some brief discussions about flooding issues on Rebel Road and the budget.
We also had a brief discussion about the jail, and when I said that the County is having a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the jail's construction, this produced a somewhat awkwardly humorous reaction from one person at the table. "Is that really a good idea, a groundbreaking for the jail" he stated? I guess that idea does seem somewhat different...
But then we quickly went into the traffic issues...
Two of the participants had good ideas as it pertains to NFCU's 9-Mile road traffic. One participant brought a clipping from a PNJ "letter to the editor" that suggested NFCU utilize a park and ride plan to have their employees park at a remote location and ride shuttles to the Beulah campus.
Another participant in this morning's coffee has a spouse that works at NFCU. According to this person, an entire department of NFCU is going to be relocating over to Milton--which will mean a longer commute for her spouse. "They are doing this because of the traffic" she stated. "They need to do a park and ride with a lot near the campus"
I like the idea of a park and ride, however that is not something I can dictate-that would have to be something NFCU takes up.
I enjoyed the conversations and I look forward to next month's event!
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