Resident requests island cutback after near-crash at Omar and Lake; will deliver petition to commission

Frank Eddie, a resident of nearly 45 years, used the Aug. 4 public-comment period to urge the City Commission to trim a traffic island at Omar and Lake (near Belvedere Elementary) and said he will gather a petition from neighbors to request the work. "We want that island cut back, and I'll bring you a petition of all the citizens who want that thing cut back," Eddie said, describing a vehicle that "went through the house almost" after an apparent high-speed crash and saying the island forces drivers wide into oncoming traffic. Eddie said he had previously contacted city staff and recalled conversations with an FPL representative about double poles at his house; he sought a stronger response on the traffic island and said he would return with a signed petition. No formal referral or staff action was recorded in the meeting minutes; the commission did not vote on the matter during the session.