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Residents urge council to reconsider lane reduction in West First Street reconstruction plan
Summary
Several residents told the Oswego Common Council they oppose plans to reduce West First Street from four lanes to two and add on-street parking and a center median, saying the changes would cause congestion and hinder emergency access.
Several residents told the Oswego Common Council they oppose plans to reduce West First Street from four lanes to two and add on-street parking and a center median, saying the changes would cause congestion and hinder emergency access.
"I hope this does not happen," said Bill Meyer of 38 Singleton Street during the meeting's public comment period, listing a church, about 17 businesses, an apartment building, a restaurant and a gas station along West First and warning that narrowing the road would create backups at intersections.
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