Larry Taylor, a resident of Hawks Prairie, told the Lacey City Council at its Sept. 9 work session that crashes at the roundabout where Marvin Road, Willamette Drive and Britton Parkway meet have risen sharply since the intersection was converted to a roundabout.

Taylor said he previously sent a letter to city leaders and attached a March report listing the state’s most crash-prone intersections. “There’s a 161 accidents, and it’s number 2 on the list,” Taylor said. He said that before the roundabout was installed the intersection recorded about five accidents in six years, and that in some recent years the location saw as many as 55 crashes annually.

Taylor said the increase has raised insurance costs for nearby residents and pressed the council to consider restoring stoplights at the site. “We need to stop having the accidents,” he said. He acknowledged that roundabouts are often described as safer overall but argued the local data show a different outcome for this location.

City staff thanked Taylor and said the issue would be brought back to leadership for further conversation.

Why it matters: Taylor framed the issue as a local safety and cost concern tied to a specific intersection. The comment placed a public-safety question before staff and council leadership and requested follow-up examination of accident history and possible engineering changes.