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Neighbors ask Lawrence council for traffic fixes and raise alarm over proposed telecom tower on Boy Scout Road
Summary
Residents of Wallingwood Drive and Boy Scout Road told the Lawrence Common Council about high speeds, safety concerns and an advertised 27-foot telecommunications utility tower proposed on Boy Scout Road. They said permit notices are unclear, attempts to reach the applicant were unsuccessful and elderly neighbors could be affected.
Residents of the Wallingwood Drive neighborhood urged the Lawrence Common Council on Feb. 3 to take action on repeated traffic-safety problems and raised concerns about a proposed telecommunications utility tower that they say was advertised with unclear location details.
Charles (Chuck) Knapp, a resident at 5728 Wallingwood Drive, told the council that drivers regularly exceed the 25 mph limit on Wallingwood Drive and Boy Scout Road, that motorists pass on double yellow lines near 90-degree curves and that elderly neighbors are at…
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