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Resident urges city, police and schools to act after near‑collision near Meadowlawn Elementary
Summary
A longtime volunteer at Meadowlawn Elementary told the City Commission he and others worry about driver speed and unsafe drop‑off behavior near Fuller and Slater; Mayor Keppley said he will raise the matter with the school district.
Carlos Borders, a neighborhood volunteer, told the Kentwood City Commission on March 24 that a father and son were struck and slightly injured while trying to cross Fuller Avenue near Slater, outside Meadowlawn Elementary.
"We can't wait till something happens to your child, your aunt, your grandparent," Borders said, describing repeated speeding and unsafe drop‑off behavior in the neighborhood. "It's time to hold…
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