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2 Rivers council adopts policy allowing 'special‑needs child' signs with doctor's note
Summary
The 2 Rivers City Council adopted a policy letting parents request roadside signs—blind child, deaf child, autistic child, or a special‑needs child area—after staff review; council added a required doctor's note and a wording change.
The 2 Rivers City Council on July 21 adopted a policy allowing limited roadside signs that warn motorists about children with disabilities or other special needs, with conditions including a physician confirmation and annual renewal. The council's vote followed a staff presentation and more than an hour of discussion about placement, effectiveness and sign proliferation.
Council members and staff said the signs are intended to supplement parental responsibility and to provide motorists an extra visual cue near residences where a minor with a disability may be present. City Engineer/Public Works Director Matt Heckenleibull presented the proposed policy and said four sign types would be available: blind child, deaf child, autistic child, and special‑needs…
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