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Date: May 20, 2005
To: Joshua Y. Horton, Supervisor
Town Board
Re: Traffic Study - Route 48, Middle Road ~nd Cox Neck, Mattituck
Further to your request, the Commission reviewed the ~reliminary plans as well as County DPW
Commissioner Bartha'a March 10 letter which call for a traffic signal and/or roundabout on
Route 48, Middle Road and Cox Neck, Mattimck.
During this process, we were made aware that the Mattituck Hamlet Stakeholders are calling for
a somewhat differem approach which would involve not only Route 48 but also an extension of
the village mall to Cox Lane. This was reported verbally by Councilman Thomas Wiekham, the
liaison to the Commission. Obviously, we are at a disadvantage since we do not have a copy of
their proposal.
In the final analysis, the Commission feb that a review in a broader context was necessary. This
combined approach needs to be explored further. Therefore, the Commission would like to
recommend the hiring of a short-term transportation consultant to meld the different approaches
into a f'mal project proposal. This effort should be short-lived and fairly inexpensive.
Please let mc know whether the Town Board agrees with this recommendation.