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Residents and council raise urgent school-sidewalk, snow-removal and crosswalk concerns
Summary
Bus drivers and parents told the council that an ice- and snow-clogged sidewalk near Mark Twain and the junior high created safety risks for students and crossing guards; council discussed property-owner responsibility and possible city action on targeted sections.
Public comment at the Rolla City Council meeting centered on a short stretch of sidewalk near the middle school and Mark Twain Elementary that residents say remains ice-covered after storms and endangers students who walk to school.
Debbie Dalton, who identified herself as a bus driver for Rolla Public Schools, told the council she had photographs showing “so much ice and snow” on a narrow sidewalk segment that children could not walk safely. “These kids need to be protected,” Dalton said. She reported that the section near…
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