Residents urge council not to close Hamilton Road, call for testing and data
Dozens of Vista Ridge residents urged Erie council to keep Hamilton Road open and to test low-cost alternatives like speed cushions. Speakers warned a closure would hurt emergency response times, local businesses and daily access and asked staff to run temporary head-to-head trials before making permanent changes.
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Dozens of residents who live in Vista Ridge told the Erie Town Council on Sept. 22 that closing Hamilton Road would harm safety, emergency response and local commerce and urged the town to test temporary measures first. Rachel Peterson told council, “Closing Hamilton would severely impact our safety, our security, our peace of mind,” and said residents rely on Hamilton for school, work and emergency access.
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