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Residents press council on traffic safety, street sweeping and new apartment construction
Summary
Multiple members of the public raised safety and quality-of-life concerns during public comment, urging traffic studies, better street sweeping and clearer information on construction projects and bond spending; the finance director and council members responded.
Several Linden residents used the public-comment period of the council meeting to press the governing body on traffic safety, street-sweeper performance and the scale and transparency of recent apartment construction, officials and participants said.
Jerry Wimbush, who said he has lived on Dill Avenue for 35 years, described frequent speeding and several collisions near school walking routes and asked the council to revisit a previously promised traffic study and consider installing a highly visible four-way stop or flashing warning signs. Councilwoman Ormond (chair of the Accident Review Committee) invited Wimbush to meet after the meeting so staff and committee members could review the request and next…
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