City Commission approves $5,000 removal of Bellows Street mini-circle

 Mount Pleasant residents will see a mini-circle-free Bellows Street in the approaching weeks, just two years after the circle was originally installed to slow down traffic.
City commissioners first expressed interest in removing what was called a “much hated piece of property” last October and instructed city staff to employ an engineering advising firm to study the effectiveness of the circle.
The circle was constructed in 2010 at a cost of about $75,000, according to previously published reports. However, when it was first tested, it was found not to be accessible for ladder trucks, costing the city an extra $2,500 in adjustments.
At a commission meeting last month, representatives from Orchard Hiltz & McCliment, Inc., recommended alternative ways to guide traffic on Bellows with a potential three-phase plan — the first phase including removal of the mini-circle and installation of a speed table.

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