But Ridgeway said the area urgently needs signalization and he had witnessed several accidents in the area.

“These kinds of things have got to happen to make this work,” he said. “It’s kind of a blind corner.”

The health center proposal will be considered by the Norman City Council for final approval at a future meeting.

“It is the hope that this property will set a standard for some high quality development in eastern Norman,” Cotton said.

Carol Cole-Frowe366-3538ccole@normantranscript.com