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Wildwood candidates back J‑turns for Highway 100 and say rental housing is beyond city control
Summary
Candidates at a public forum said J‑turns on Highway 100 are recommended for safety and should proceed with state funding; several candidates also said rental housing decisions are largely private and outside city authority.
Public safety and traffic improvements on Highway 100 and local concerns about rental housing were topics at the League of Women Voters forum. Edward Marshall said state safety analysis supported J‑turns and cited a history of serious crashes on Highway 100: "We've had, I believe, 4 deaths, on 1 on on Highway 100." Marshall said the state’s recommended J‑turns were the best safety improvement and would be eligible for federal and state funding.
On rental housing, Marshall said the city has limited authority: "Rental properties, city has absolutely no control over rental properties. So if you own a house and you wanna rent it to somebody, that's totally up to you." Other candidates recommended homeowners associations set limits through private covenants if neighborhoods seek that control.
Why it matters: Highway 100 safety changes and policy toward rentals affect traffic safety, emergency response and neighborhood character. Candidates framed J‑turns as a safety measure recommended by experts and said rental‑housing concerns are largely governed by private owners and HOAs, not the city.
Details and context: Albers said J‑turns were supported by the city’s administrative public‑works committee and that the measure was opposed mainly by residents concerned with inconvenience during travel. Candidates repeatedly highlighted public‑safety rationales for J‑turns rather than convenience objections. On rentals, candidates suggested that HOAs could limit rental counts if subdivisions choose to do so.
