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Resident urges action on speeding, faded road markings near 30 First Street; suggests mural downtown

2667410 · March 5, 2025
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Brian Barlow told the council that drivers cut through 30 First Street to avoid truck congestion, endangering pedestrians and schoolchildren; he also urged repainting faded pavement markings and suggested a mural near the farmer's market.

Brian Barlow, a Holland resident, used the public comment period to raise safety concerns about speeding and faded road markings on 30 First Street and to suggest a mural on a downtown wall.

Barlow told the City Council that when large delivery trucks back up at a nearby signal, drivers use 30 First Street — the block between Ottawa and Van Ralte — to bypass congestion. He said drivers…

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