> Subject: Circle Drive Thanks
> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:24:46 -0400
>
> Brian Cottrill
> Ron Fragale
> Vic Gabriel
> Greg Phillips
> Thanks to all of you for the different roles you
> played to have Circle Drive upgraded later this
> summer. I am certain there will be alot of pleased
> people out here over the next few days as they learn
> the good news! I attached a WordPerfect document
> that I will distribute this week. I intend to attach
> a copy of Ron's letter dated March 15, that said he
> would follow up with us regarding the status of our
> request. Your willingness to see this through is
> very gratifying.
>
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Glenn Murphy
>
>
>
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June 11, 2007
Circle Drive Residents:
Earlier this year, Brian Cottrill and I circulated a
petition to the residents who live throughout Circle
Drive asking the State to make road improvements.
Nearly 140 people signed it. While talking to
neighbors, a number of you shared information that we
were able to include in the petition regarding law
suits, previous studies about Circle Drive and several
experiences driving on the road. All of the
information you provided was included in the package
that contained the petition. It was sent to the
Governor's Office. Each state representative from our
district and the Division of Highways were sent copies
as well. In May, Greg Phillips from the Division 4,
Meadowbrook Branch of the Division of Highways
indicated that they were planning to do new
construction work on the narrow portion of Circle
Drive later this summer after their scheduled paving
projects are completed. Additionally, the petition
included a request to install guard rails near three
mobile homes at the bottom of the hill on Circle Drive
that leads up to Chicken Inn Hill. After a little
confusion regarding the extent of the new construction
work that would take place on Circle Drive, Brian
Cottrill made contact with Ron Fragale to see if he
could get a better understanding of the work that is
planned for Circle Drive. Ron Fragale spoke to Greg
Phillips on June 8. Greg told Ron that Circle Drive is
slated for $189,000 in road improvement work later
this summer and that the guard rails, while on the
list of work to be completed, will be scheduled at a
future time. The road improvement work will include
widening and resurfacing; however, no homes will be
taken.
So . . . Thanks for signing the petition and sharing
your experiences trying to have road improvement work
done in the past. The petition summarized a number of
residents' experiences and strengthened the package we
sent forward.
It is important to extend thanks to Brian Cottrill,
Vic Gabriel, and Sam Cann. Besides helping to
circulate the petition, Brian Cottrill also sent
e-mails and spoke to Ron Fragale by phone. Victor
Gabriel, Harrison County Board of Education, Support
Services (he manages school transportation) felt very
strongly about the need to upgrade Circle Drive and
wrote a letter to the State on our behalf. Delegate
Sam Cann forwarded our request to the Governor's
Office.
However, a special thanks goes to Delegate Ron Fragale
for following up with e-mails and phone calls on our
request to have the state make improvements to Circle
Drive. For your information, I attached a copy of a
letter he wrote to the state seeking resolution to our
concern.
If you are interested in seeing the package that we
sent to the State, please call me. Additionally, I
spoke to Greg Phillips when he first mentioned that
Circle Drive would undergo improvements later this
summer and he said we can have a copy of the project
plan when it becomes available. I intend to follow up
with him later in June or early in July.
Thanks again,
Glenn Murphy
