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Council hears resident report of repeated crashes at Main Street flashing intersection
Summary
A council member reported a constituent was hit on Main Street at a flashing signal and asked staff to review accident data and parking controls; council instructed staff to examine curb painting, past 4‑way stop studies and crash history.
Council member Burbank brought a citizen safety complaint about a flashing‑light intersection on Main Street, where a resident told Burbank she was “t‑boned” and later nearly hit again while driving in town.
“I had a citizen…she recently got t boned on Main Street, at the flashing stoplight by Scoop,” Burbank said. The council member said the same resident had almost been hit a second time on Main Street and asked staff to look into the matter.
Staff said part of the ongoing city hall remodel includes painting curbs to restrict parking near the intersection and that additional curb‑painting and enforcement could reduce sight‑line problems caused by parked cars near the corner. Staff also said the city had previously studied a 4‑way stop at that location but at the time did not meet the engineering qualifications; staff agreed to re‑examine accident data to see whether conditions have changed.
Ending: Council directed staff to compile crash data, revisit earlier 4‑way‑stop engineering analyses, and advance curb‑painting and parking enforcement options for the intersection near Scoop on Main Street.
