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Fenton resident urges city action on Allen Road safety, requests signage and mowing clarification
Summary
A Fenton resident told the Board of Aldermen that vehicles leaving George Winter Park are running onto a subdivision grassway along Allen Road and asked the city to install delineators or signs and clarify who must maintain the right-of-way.
Ken Karpowitz, a Fenton resident, told the Board of Aldermen on June 26 that vehicles have repeatedly run onto the grassway and damaged a fence along Allen Road near his subdivision. Karpowitz said the problem began after roadwork two years ago removed boulders and that curbside delineators or signs would help prevent vehicles from mounting the sidewalk and striking property. He also said the city recently shifted responsibility for mowing along Old 141 and Allen Road to his subdivision, which includes 71 households, and asked why that was required.
The board did not take immediate action during the public-comment period; the mayor said the comments would be "taken under advisement." City staff did not provide an on-the-record timeline or specific next steps at the meeting.
Karpowitz requested “something on the side of the road because when people leave George Winter Park, there’s nothing there to let them know that they ran off the road,” and suggested delineators as a solution. He said his fence has been damaged twice and that vehicles have driven into the grassway four times since the boulders were removed.
The transcript does not record a direct response from public-works staff at the meeting, and no formal motion or directive to staff to install signs or delineators was recorded during the public-comment segment. The board's subsequent discussion of public-works projects during committee reports listed ongoing concrete and pavilion work but did not include a recorded decision on Allen Road signage or maintenance responsibility.
Residents with safety concerns about specific streets may contact the public-works department to request an official review or to ask for a traffic-calming assessment. The board’s minutes indicate the issue will be considered, but no timetable was provided.
Ken Karpowitz provided his address at the podium as 13369 Wintergreen Estates Drive and asked for follow-up from city staff; the meeting record shows the board acknowledged the comment and moved on to the agenda.
