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City Hall • 515 Clark Avenue
Ames,IA• 50010-0811
Phone:(515)239-5275 • FAX: (515)239-5404
Email: dpregitzer@city.ames.ia.us
November 26, 2007
Kathryn Kempen
127 North Oak Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
Ms. Kempen:
Recently there has been new commercial development along South Duff Avenue;
specifically the addition of a new Wal-Mart Super Store. In following the approved traffic
study for this development the east and west bound approaches of the South Duff
Avenue and South Fifth Street intersection were restriped as three-lane, and additional
traffic signal phases were established (left-turn arrows east and west).
In order to safely transition traffic from the two lanes on South Fifth Street to the newly
establish three-lane, parking along South Fifth Street needs to be prohibited. This will
also be true with the future extension of South Fifth Street that will occur when Grand
Avenue is extended the remaining distance down to South Sixteenth Street. Please
note the change will also prohibit parking in all areas of Southeast Fifth Street as well.
This modification will take three (3) readings by the Ames City Council before the
change becomes final. The dates of these three readings will begin at the December 4tn
City Council meeting.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at anytime; I can
be reached at (515) 239-5275 or by email: dpregitzer(cDcity.ames.ia.us I will be happy
to provide any information I can.
Respectfully,
Damion Pregitzer
Traffic Engineer