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Residents present petition asking Mount Vernon to study speed bump on Lafayette/Lorraine block; council directs DPW review
Summary
Residents presented a petition with 23 signatures at the April 9 council meeting requesting a speed hump or other traffic-calming measures on a Lafayette Avenue block (between Lorraine Place and Station Place), citing morning cut-through traffic and safety concerns for seniors and school pickups.
Connie Casey and her husband, Alexander Casey, told the council they collected 23 signatures from neighbors asking for a speed hump or other traffic-calming measure on their block — described in the petition as the stretch from Lorraine Place to Station Place off Lafayette Avenue — where residents, including many seniors, report motorists using the block to avoid congestion on East Lincoln Avenue.
"We have 23 signatures to support as we request for, a speed home or some other remedy ... because it's very dangerous," Connie Casey…
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