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Council OKs stop signs, parking ordinance changes and referrals to safety committee to address traffic and e-bike concerns
Summary
Councilors unanimously approved additions to stop-sign listings, several parking ordinance amendments and referred sidewalk e-bike complaints and parking-enforcement issues to municipal safety amid constituent complaints and police recommendations.
The Peabody City Council unanimously approved a series of traffic-safety and parking measures on Thursday, including adding stop signs at neighborhood intersections, drafting ordinance changes to parking rules on Washington and Park streets and referring enforcement issues such as e-bikes on sidewalks and parking too close to intersections to municipal safety.
Councilor April Peach moved to add several intersections to the city’s stop-sign ordinance (Section 19-126), naming Bowditch Street at Central Street; Bowditch Street at Water Street; Buxton Street at Water Street; and Smith Avenue at Buxton Street. Councilor Rosignal asked whether the stop signs would be…
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