City of Sheridan Study Session - October 27, 2025
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City of Sheridan Study Session - October 27, 2025
The City of Sheridan held a study session on October 27, 2025, at 5:30 PM. The meeting covered four agenda items: a proposed stop sign installation, a fire station roof replacement bid, a feasibility study for the West Corridor/Gillespie Draw, and general discussion. No formal votes were taken; decisions are expected at the next council meeting.
Discussion Items
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Resolution 2825: Stop Sign at Scott Drive and Hillcrest Drive — City engineer Thomas Mono presented a request to install a stop sign at the uncontrolled intersection of Scott Drive and Hillcrest Drive. The sign would face Hillcrest traffic. The request stemmed from a resident complaint and collaboration with the police department. Traffic increased to 537 vehicles per day (2024 data) after the 2020 Geneva Lane connection, which created a cut-through route. One accident was recorded, but several close calls were reported. The intersection lacks sidewalks, raising pedestrian safety concerns. Councilmember Brants questioned why this location was prioritized over others, given that traffic has increased citywide. The mayor noted past requests for stop signs near Sagebrush were denied. Police Chief Coltiska explained that a council resolution is needed for enforceability. Councilmember expressed support, citing walker safety. The item will be considered for approval at the next council meeting.
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Bid Award: Fire Station Roof Replacement — Public Works Director Hans Mercer presented the low bid of $140,885 from Dave Loden Construction, Inc. for replacing the fire station membrane roof. The roof was damaged by a hail storm on September 12, 2024. Two bids were received; the insurance estimate was slightly higher. Funds come from insurance claim proceeds minus a deductible. Questions about warranty (workmanship 1-5 years, material 30-40 years) and timing (possible completion this fall) were addressed. The city hall roof replacement will be bid later, with work likely in June 2026.
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Bid Award: West Corridor Gillespie Draw Analysis and Feasibility — Hans Mercer recommended awarding a $353,000 contract to Morrison & Marley (paired with Jacobs Engineering) for a detailed study of the Gillespie Draw crossing. This study addresses concerns from a December 2024 public meeting about slopes, soils, environmental impacts, noise, and viewshed. Four proposals were received; Morrison & Marley was the highest-cost but offered a higher level of engineering, including NEPA compliance, benefit-cost analysis for future federal grant applications (BUILD grant), and extensive public involvement. Councilmember Brants questioned why the cost was four times the lowest bidder. Mercer explained that the scope is deeper and required for federal funding. The study will be funded by GPET and public benefit funds.
General Discussion
- Mayor noted a conversation with a county commissioner about renaming Highland Street to make it contiguous with Willow Street; no further action taken.
Key Outcomes
- No formal votes were taken. The stop sign resolution and both bid awards (fire station roof and Gillespie Draw study) are expected to be presented for formal approval at the next city council meeting.
Meeting Transcript
Can we stand for the pledge, please? Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God. Indivisible Liberty and Justice for all. Okay. Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the City of Sheridan, October 27th, 20 study session. It's 5.30, so we'll begin. We have four items on our agenda for tonight. I'll get right to it. Our first agenda item is discussion of resolution 2825, the installation of a stop sign at the intersection of Scott Drive and Hillcrest. And with us tonight is our city engineer Thomas Mono. Welcome, Thomas. Thank you, Mayor and Council. This is a resolution to have a stop sign installed at the intersection of Scott Drive and Hillcrest Drive to install any traffic control signs or measures within the city of Sheridan. That has to go through the governing body, which is why it's before you tonight and will be for consideration next week. Here's just a layout of the area. You have Scott Drive right here, you have Mountain View Drive right up here, and you have uh Cloud Peak connecting here with Geneva Lane right there. So this is the area in question. Uh right here, this is the intersection of Scott Drive and Hillcrest Drive, and the uh request is to install a stop sign right here at the corner facing Hillcrest Drive. So just a little bit of background on what's currently happening. Um here we have the Cloud Peak, you have Midland Road, the Cloud Peak Developments, the uh Geneva Lane that is that connects on through to Scott Drive, and there's been an increase of vehicles coming through this, utilizing Scott Drive, Mountain View Drive as a cut through or a pass through to these neighborhoods to get towards downtown, the junior high, etc. Um, that being uh considered a more easier route than going down Sparrowhawk, Laux and traversing that way or going north up to Fifth Street. So uh here we are with uh the Cloud Peak 21st filing subdivision. This was approved in 2020, and this connected Geneva Lane to Scott Drive. Um Scott Drive is part of the Scott Edition, so that was done in 1974. So prior to 2020, uh Geneva Lane and this connection that goes to Scott Drive did not exist. But in 2020 and when that was built, we had that connection, more pass-through traffic. Scott Drive is seeing a lot more traffic than they had originally ever intended, as in you know shown in 1974. So traffic has quite increased quite a bit. So we have received a request from our resident to install a stop sign there using engineering judgment and working with our RPD and traffic and signs. Uh we have determined that you know the layout is seeing this increase in traffic. There is um unique curves along Scott Drive, and that the request is within reason. Um the stop sign again would face the traffic on Hillcrest. Uh the stop sign that intersection is currently uncontrolled, so there is no traffic control measures at all. Um I also want to note that there's also no sidewalk in that subdivision, again, a 1974 subdivision. So again, with uh connecting to the school, Geneva Lane, families and whatnot, you are just seeing an increase in traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian. Just a couple screenshots of what that intersection looks like, uh looking both um along Scott Drive, both looking north and southbound, and you can see that there are curved curvature in the roads going south uh northbound and then southbound here, and then um further south right here is where that uh Geneva Lane ties into Scott Drive. So again, you know, sight distance is uh is a factor we look at here, uh what the drivers are anticipating and what they're able to see with an uncontrolled intersection, you want you don't want one um you know it should be the through traffic that gets the priority as opposed to the the connecting road. In this instance, we just don't have anything that's dictated that because there was no need, but at again with the increase in traffic, that's what we're seeing. So our recommendation is to again install a stop sign right along here facing Hillcrest. That'll allow these vehicles to stop and wait and look both north and south for oncoming vehicles, as again uh Scott Drive through this connection to Geneva Lane is seeing quite a bit more traffic and pass through. Uh this is the recommendation we'll be uh making to the city council next week. Are there any questions? Questions? I have a concern. You know that traffic in Sheridan is increased everywhere. And um we've talked about that on the council before. One of the things you have a lot of the constituents ask you is we need a stop sign. We need a yield sign.
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