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Police: <br />The Public Works Dept. conducted a street use survey of E. Price St. just North <br />of the courthouse and found that the average daily use of the street in that one <br />block area was approximately 900 vehicles a day. However, most of the vehicles <br />(or at least a large portion) are accessing the courthouse parking lot on that <br />street. If the new parking lot is completed as planned one block North of the <br />current lot, then the increase in traffic at N. Main at Pine Bluff and at the <br />intersection of 1st NW at Graham will be increased somewhat but probably not <br />significantly. We will need TXDOT to analyze the traffic and timing of the signal <br />lights at these two intersections, (after the street is closed), to verify if there is a <br />need to possibly increase the time the lights remain on green to allow more time <br />for a larger number of vehicles to proceed through the intersection. <br />Some data that might be of use: I had the records division to review any traffic <br />accidents involving pedestrians or personal injury in the one block area of E. <br />Price Street that is being requested to be closed. Since January 1, 2000 there <br />have been no accidents involving pedestrian or personal injury. As far as law <br />enforcement is concerned I can see no significant impact on our operations or <br />response to calls in regards to closing off this one block section of E. Price <br />Street. <br />Karl Louis <br />Police Chief <br />2 <br />