Community Development District 2 will be obtaining pricing on center line striping for the roughly two and a half miles of multi-modal path within its borders.
CDD 2 Supervisor Marty Rothbard resurrected the idea of striping at Friday morning’s board meeting.
But Rothbard’s idea of taking a second look at striping was received warmly by at least two of his fellow supervisors.
Villager Peg Tackett, fiance of Supervisor Bill Schikora, said the two had been traveling the previous night on the multi-modal path along El Camino Real after going out for ice cream.
“The only thing that really kept me on the path was the golf cart ahead of me and I was hoping he was doing a good job,” Tackett told supervisors.
Villager Raymond Kissner, who worked on safety issues for International Harvester and General Motors, also spoke up in favor of striping.
“El Camino is one of the most beautiful cart paths during the day. It’s one of the worst at night,” Kissner said.
Supervisor Bryan Lifsey said he would like to see CDD 2 pursue the type of center line striping Community Development District 4 put down when it famously “went rogue” a few years ago.
Rothbard said the previous attempt at Villages-wide striping got sidetracked when the projected cost was exaggerated to $300,000 when it was “more like” $100,000.
He estimated the painting of a center line stripe would cost about $1,000 per mile.
District Manager Janet Tutt suggested the board consult with Kimley-Horn & Associates Inc. before making a decision. She cautioned the board about potential liability issues.
Staff will be looking into prices for striping.
