April 11,1991
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Closing of the day
Pendulum photographer Scott Lansing captures a sunset over Hilton Head beach during spring break.
Board approves closing of
streets for safety reasons
Jennifer Atkins
Pendulum
Actions to safeguard Elon
College students and citizens from
possible traffic accidents are
underway.
At their monthly meeting
Tuesday night, the Elon College
Town Council decided portions of
two streets will be closed, and
*^ssarms should be installed at
Cook Road railroad crossing.
A public hearing was
scheduled for the Tuesday night
"Meeting to give town citizens a
chance to voice their opinions on
closing portions of O'Kelly and
^3st College Avenues.
No one showed up for the
hearing.
The board voted to go ahead
'vith plans to close the roads.
Alderman and Dean of
Anemic Affairs Gerald Francis
*3id there's a 30 day period in
"'hich citizens can appeal the
•Vision to close the roa^.
Prancis said he doesn't cxpect
appeals since no one showed
“P for the hearing and the land
l^longs to the college anyway.
O'Kelly Avenue frpm the .
•ntersefction with the souft side of*
Haggard Avenue to the house where President Young used
intersection with the north side of to live sits so that no one will be
Lebanon Avenue will be closed, able to drive through onto Haggaid
and East College Avenue from the Avenue,
intersection with the east side of "Other than that there won't
O'Kelly to the intersection with be any immediate change," said
the west side of Antioch Avenue Francis,
will be closed. Students will still be able to
The roads will become the paric along O'Kelly and still cut
property of the college and the through on East College Avenue
college will be responsible for to gel to the new tennis courts,
maintaining the roads, said etc.
Francis another move to keep Elon
The decision to close the College citizens safer Council
roads came about because of Treasurer Don Witt proposed
putting crossarms at the Cook
Francis had expressed concern Road railroad crossing.
to board members There was a recent car accident
dangers of trying ^ P“ at the crossing. Right now there's
across Haggar .u- only a railroad crossing sign at
O'Kelly Avenue. Francis said the ^ * b
brick wall surrounding the college
blocks drivers' views.
Sophomore Shannon Rush
the site to warn drivers.
In other business, the board
voted to work on an annexation
said she's had problems pulling agreement with the College Park
out at the intersection and is glad trailer park on Manning Avenue in
the roads will l)eck)sed. return for the paric ownm deeding
"You tiave to pull out into their sewer lines to the town,
the middle of the road to s« and j|,g council also voted to
you still feel like you're going to an Outstanding Citizen
get hit," said Rush. award twice a year to recognize
Francis said a curb, gutter, citizens or forma- citizens of Elon
and flower bed will be put at the College for special service to the
t6d of O'Kelly wfiifcths big brick town. .«rrnr>'*mrr
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