Areas of Interest
- Residents raise urgent safety concerns over the proposed Century Avenue extension, citing multiple accidents and advocating for alternatives.
- Woodbury's 185-acre Bailey West Master Plan faces scrutiny over pedestrian safety, architectural consistency, and inter-city coordination challenges.
- New Life Academy's 30-acre expansion triggers significant land use modifications in Woodbury's master plan, with implications for parking and traffic.
- The future of Century Avenue's extension remains uncertain, pending a critical review in Woodbury's 2050 Comprehensive Plan amidst public opposition.
- Commissioners push for enhanced pedestrian-friendly designs, including boulevard trees and safety infrastructure, in Woodbury's new developments.
20 Topics in This Document
June 15th Planning Commission meeting procedures
Bailey Properties Master Plan (Project #19-2025-00603)
Master plan requirements for properties over 100 acres
Stormwater management approach for regional ponds
Pedestrian and greenway corridor planning
Architectural themes for development continuity
Modifications to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan
New Life Academy land acquisition and campus expansion
Evaluation of Century Avenue extension in 2050 Comprehensive Plan
Public engagement and neighborhood meetings feedback
Traffic and pedestrian safety concerns on Century Avenue South
Enforceability and guiding principles of master plans
Newport's adjacent development plans (QuickTrip, light industrial, affordable housing)
Washington County design standards for right-of-way widths
Proposed landscaping and boulevard trees along Century Avenue
Pedestrian connectivity and walkability in commercial areas
Parking strategies for New Life Academy sports fields
Integration of green spaces and landscaping in development
Discussion of private drive access and pedestrian paths
Implementation of curve extensions, bump-outs, and raised crosswalks
▸Full Extraction
- Residents raise urgent safety concerns over the proposed Century Avenue extension, citing multiple accidents and advocating for alternatives.
- Woodbury's 185-acre Bailey West Master Plan faces scrutiny over pedestrian safety, architectural consistency, and inter-city coordination challenges.
- New Life Academy's 30-acre expansion triggers significant land use modifications in Woodbury's master plan, with implications for parking and traffic.
- The future of Century Avenue's extension remains uncertain, pending a critical review in Woodbury's 2050 Comprehensive Plan amidst public opposition.
- Commissioners push for enhanced pedestrian-friendly designs, including boulevard trees and safety infrastructure, in Woodbury's new developments.
“Thank you, Dan. Uh, one item on the agenda for this evening. Uh, that is the Bailey Properties Master Plan, project number 19-2025-00 603.”
“Please consider not extending that just for the safety of everyone both that live there and also use the park.”
“we want to make sure that you guys continue working with our city and make sure that, you know, it's done safely.”
“Master plans are a a guiding document. So they certainly do establish policy direction. Um they do they are adopted by resolution by the city council and any project that is requesting a PUD through the city must be consistent with the that master plan.”
“We will certainly take a look at that as part of the movement from the draft plan to the final plan.”
“If possible, I would like to see boulevard trees along Century Avenue between the trail and the roadway and not just the double row on the outside.”
“I do think within the City of Woodbury's safe safe systems approach plan, I don't know if we've adopted I don't think we've ever adopted complete streets per se, but I think it would be prudent to have more curve extensions or bump outs or pedestrian refuge islands, potentially raised crosswalks on the city owned streets could make that more pedestrian friendly.”
“And um the only concern was for the the traffic, I think, um especially of trucks and such uh delivering things. Yeah, they I know they worked that out among themselves.”
“Mhm. In a perfect world, there'd be probably more utilization of the existing parking at the church and academy site, but in reality, that's just not what we see.”
“And then the landscaping, I was pleased to see so much green focus on that and I appreciate your focus Commissioner Guzick on that. As many trees, etc. We don't want to be a concrete jungle and I think the foc”