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Residents urge ODOT to fix hazardous signage, ADA ramps and a closed park access during Coos Bay public comment
Summary
Two Empire‑area residents told the Coos Bay City Council and Planning Commission about roadway and safety problems they say need ODOT attention: contradictory speed/bike signage, poorly executed ADA ramps, and a closed Lower Lakes access that still displays an open sign. Staff asked residents to provide documentation for follow up.
During the public comment period at a Coos Bay City Council and Planning Commission joint work session, two Empire‑area residents urged city staff and state officials to address perceived safety hazards on local roads and parks.
“Okay. Thank you. Mike Powder, Main Street, Empire area,” began Mike Powder during the first public comment slot. Powder told the council that a city sign directing cyclists into the roadway sits on a single‑lane stretch of road posted 35 mph with a double yellow line and that, just across the city line, drivers encounter a 40 mph sign. He said…
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