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Resident asks council to consider traffic sign at Fifth and Buckland for autistic child; item moved to city council agenda
Summary
Joseph Thompson requested a traffic sign at Fifth and Buckland to slow vehicles and help protect his autistic son; the committee noted the item is scheduled for the City Council meeting next on the agenda and invited him to testify there.
Joseph Thompson told the Streets, Alleys and Traffic Committee on Aug. 4 that heavy traffic on Fifth Street — driven by school traffic and a connector to Route 6 — is creating safety concerns for his autistic son and others, and he asked the city to consider installing a sign as a deterrent.
“Perhaps some sort of sign might serve a purpose,” Thompson said, describing repeated fast driving and parked cars that narrow the roadway and complicate school-bus passage. He said police had stationed an officer once, which temporarily reduced reckless driving, but that the behavior resumed when the officer left.
A committee member noted the matter already appears on the City Council agenda and said Council will consider the item next; Thompson was told he could be invited to speak again during the council action item. The committee clarified that public comment at the committee is not limited to three minutes for invited witnesses, but formal public-comment time limits apply unless a council member extends an invitation during a council agenda item.
The committee did not take a separate action on new signage at the meeting. Members encouraged Thompson to attend the City Council meeting later that night and offered staff follow-up as part of the council agenda process.
