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Residents urge Bettendorf to restore larger Heatherstone speed humps after near miss
Summary
Residents at the Oct. 21 Bettendorf City Council meeting urged the council to restore larger speed humps on Heatherstone Road after several incidents and near misses; staff agreed to review specifications and a draft policy for traffic-calming measures.
At the Oct. 21 Bettendorf City Council meeting, residents asked the council to restore larger speed humps on Heatherstone Road after a weekend incident in which a 9-year-old was nearly struck.
"What if tomorrow's headline read, City of Bettendorf reduces speed bumps on Heatherstone Road, 9 year old child struck by car. That could have been the headline this week after my son was nearly hit by a car on Sunday afternoon after the speed bumps had been reduced," Jackie Miller told the council, describing the near miss and urging immediate changes.
The appeal drew several neighbors and longtime residents who said the…
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