MASSENA -- The village board will hold a public hearing on their proposed Complete Streets law Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall’s second floor board room.

Complete Streets are uniform design standards for roadways, sidewalks, signage and other things tied in with those.

“Won't see any immediate changes. You’ll see changes, let’s say if (DPW Superintendent) Hassan Fayad is designing a new street. Let’s say we’re putting in sidewalks … or fixing ones that are already there. You won’t see immediate changes, but as we go forward these guidelines will be visited and taken into consideration,” Mayor Tim Currier said in December.

Over the last couple of years, citizens and officials have raised pedestrian safety concerns in the area of School Street, which runs between J.W. Leary Junior High and Nightengale Elementary. That lead to the board pursuing Complete Streets.

The plan is posted on the village’s website and is available from the village offices.