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Residents urge traffic calming on Church Street near schools and repairs on Dolphin Road
Summary
Two residents raised safety concerns during public comment: a request that the council push county and FDOT for street design changes on Church Street to protect students, and complaints about severe pavement loss on Dolphin Road where construction has damaged the west side.
During citizen comments, two residents asked the council to press county and state agencies on street design and road repairs to protect pedestrians and maintain local streets.
Mason Torres, a Limestone Creek resident, told councilors he walks his son to Limestone Creek Elementary School and has observed many drivers using phones and failing to slow near the school. Torres urged the town to contact Palm Beach County Engineering, FDOT and County Commissioner Marino and to press for proven safety countermeasures—lane narrowing, road diets, textured pavements, at‑grade crossings and street trees—when Church Street is rebuilt. He said Palm Beach County currently classifies Church Street as a county thoroughfare with a suburban context, which he said limits the countermeasures the county and FDOT will allow; he asked the council and police to intervene and demand safer design.
Another resident, speaking about Dolphin Road, said the road has deteriorated where construction occurred and raised concern that areas with a foot to a foot‑and‑a‑half of pavement loss need more substantial rebuilding. Councilors said staff inspected the road and that drainage and project constraints complicate repairs; they directed staff to restore the torn‑up west side of the road.
Council members thanked residents for raising school‑safety and neighborhood maintenance concerns and noted the town’s limited direct authority over county and state road classification decisions. Councilors encouraged residents to work with county engineering while the town follows up and offered to pursue any coordination the county would allow.
