First Parking Hurdle Cleared

On Wednesday the City of Papillion Planning Commission unanimously approved our parking plan. We want to thank the many Papillion residents who came to the meeting to express their opinion.

Some of our neighbors spoke urging the City to look at the stoplight at the corner of 6th Street and Washington (Cornhusker & 84th Street). The concern they expressed was that when driving west, not only is it difficult to see if any east bound traffic is coming up the hill, drivers tend to be so concerned about oncoming traffic that they don't pay attention to pedestrians crossing. They would like there to be a left turn signal. It is a concern we share. Unfortunately this is not up to the City of Papillion as Washington (84th) street is a state highway and the light is controlled by the state.

In addition, some neighbors were concerned that parishioners who turn into the west parking lot cause trouble with cars backing up behind them and urged us to ask parishioners to enter the parking lot by the east entrance. We are happy to do that, though we think that issue will be resolved by our parking plan.

While the next step is to go to the City Council, we want to continue to work with residents to address their concerns. We are commanded to be good neighbors.