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Residents raise safety, access and open-space concerns about Seventh and Monroe rezoning
Summary
Public commenters and council members discussed a proposed rezoning of property near Seventh and Monroe, raising concerns about fire-department access, a steep blind entrance, traffic history and the possibility of a public open-space purchase instead of developer-led building.
Several residents and council members raised safety and access concerns about a proposed rezoning for a development at Seventh Street and Monroe during the Aug. 26 public-comment period.
Laura Lewis, an Ogden City resident, told the council she fears the site’s steep terrain and proposed road connections could create dangerous vehicle access. “If you get in that car, you've got 1 foot in the grave and another on a banana peel,” Lewis said, using a personal anecdote to underscore what she described as numerous design…
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