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Residents urge Matthews commissioners to release bond funds for East Charles Street railroad crossing
Summary
Residents from Crestdale and representatives from local churches asked the Matthews Board of Commissioners on May 12 to move voter‑approved bond funds toward repairs and safety work at the East Charles Street/Cresthill railroad crossing, citing repeated truck entrapments and at least one pedestrian fatality.
Several residents from the Cresthill neighborhood and nearby churches asked the Matthews Board of Commissioners during public comment on May 12 to direct bond funding to safety work at the East Charles Street crossing and the Cresthill railroad crossing, saying the location has become a recurring hazard for pedestrians and vehicles.
The immediate request: Petitioners asked the board to “lift the bond fund for East Charles Street and Cresthill Railroad Crossing,” a phrase repeated by Pastor Larry Whitley, who presented a petition the speakers said contained roughly 75 signatories from the neighborhood and local churches.
Why it matters: Petitioners said large vehicles regularly get stuck at the crossing, sometimes blocking both lanes of travel; Pastor Whitley and others said there have been dangerous incidents, including what they described as a pedestrian…
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