DOWNTOWN 5TH & 6TH ST. MAY SOON BE TWO WAYS

CITY MANAGER PAUL ECKERT SAYS TWO WAY TRAFFIC ON 5TH AND 6TH STREETS DOWNTOWN MAY RETURN SOONER THAN EXPECTED.

DOWNTOWN PARTNERS AND MERCY MEDICAL CENTER ARE AMONG THOSE WHO SPOKE IN FAVOR OF TWO WAY STREETS AT TUESDAY NIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL C-I-P BUDGET HEARING.

ECKERT SAYS COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE RECEPTIVE TO MAKE THE CHANGE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO, AS OPPOSED TO CURRENT PLANS TO DO IT IN 2016:

ECKERT SAYS THERE'S NOW MORE SUPPORT FOR THE TWO WAY TRAFFIC THAN IN PAST YEARS:

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL LIKELY TAKE UP THE ISSUE AT A MEETING LATER THIS MONTH.