Residents tell Marlington board runners on Beeson Street create safety hazards

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Several residents told the Marlington Local School District board on April 8 that cross-country and track athletes frequently run three or four abreast on Beeson Street and nearby roads with 55 mph speed limits, creating collision and harassment concerns; speakers urged clearer enforcement, documentation, and possible law-enforcement involvement.

Residents in neighborhoods northeast of Arlington pressed the Marlington Local School District Board of Education on April 8 to address what they described as unsafe behavior by student runners who use Beeson Street, Clapsaddle Avenue and other nearby roads for training.

Michael Barubi, a Beeson Street resident, told the board, “What they're doing is not safe at all, and they're not being monitored or supervised, by anybody,” and said students often run in groups rather than single file on stretches where the posted speed limit is 55 mph. Janice Berube, a former teacher and Wellington resident, said the district’s track rules require runners to stay single file on roads but that she “don't think I've ever seen them in a single line.”

Why it matters: speakers said the combination of fast-moving traffic, limited shoulders and visibility, and group running raises both immediate collision risks and community friction. Multiple residents described near-miss incidents, vehicles having to swerve or stop, and repeated rule violations. Several called for…

Residents tell Marlington board runners on Beeson Street create safety hazards

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