According to Mike Matel, director of transportation for Boulder County, "The purpose [of this meeting] is to get input from residents on Oxford Road... and address concerns from the July meeting that paving the road would increase traffic speed."

Matel said that there are three designs being considered to curb speeding tendency.

• Speed Dips - This type of speed mitigation is already in place on Monarch Road west of 79th Street as a test project.
• Chicaine - This concept puts a curve in the road to break up speeding. There are no chicaines in Boulder County at this time.
• Offset Intersection - Similar to the intersection at Cherryvale Road between Baseline and Arapahoe in Boulder, this design also would have two or three stop signs in the mile and a  quarter roadway.

Nancy Barrett, who lives on Oxford Road, said she is "in favor of having four dips and a couple of three way stops. I just don’t want it to be a thoroughfare. But I sure want to get rid of the dust and mud."

Wildview subdivision resident Tracey Bernett didn’t want the road paved, but she was "glad there is speed mitigation and a walkway" being considered.

Finally, Oxford Road resident Roger Walker stated, "We prefer the road to be paved in a conventional fashion. I think that we should take a wait-and-see approach to artificial speed mitigation measures. The probability that a significant increase in speed due to paving is slight."

According to Matel, due to the significant concerns from residents, the county commissioners wanted to see mitigation for speed for the road. He was doubtful that paving will be completed this construction season but it should be the first thing completed next spring.

Above all Matel stressed, "We want to work with neighborhoods on speeding and safety concerns within reason."