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Residents urge action on Burns Avenue safety, a leaking water meter and elder dining options

3858219 · May 6, 2025
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Summary

Citizens raised safety concerns at the McDonald’s/Burns Avenue area, reported a prolonged water-meter leak, and requested a community dining option for older residents; commissioners responded with plans for meetings, speed-sign visibility, and upcoming traffic enforcement measures.

Lake Wales — Multiple residents used the May 6 public-comment period to press the City Commission to address traffic safety on Burns Avenue, a reported long-running leak at a water meter, and a request for a restaurant-style senior dining option.

Cassandra Richards, who lives on Freeland Road, told the commission about a recent three-car crash near the McDonald’s downtown and said a water meter outside her property had leaked for months.…

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