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Mount Vernon residents raise speeding, hydrant parking and double-parking concerns; council agrees to follow up
Summary
Residents told the City Council they face chronic speeding, cars parked at a fire hydrant and routine double-parking on neighborhood streets. Council members said they will add the locations to a citywide traffic study, alert police for enforcement and consider additional signage.
A Mount Vernon resident told the City Council on Wednesday that drivers regularly speed between Westchester and Gramminton avenues, cars are frequently parked in front of a fire hydrant at 34 East Grand Street, and vehicles routinely double-park on Brampton Avenue, blocking traffic.
The complaints came during the council’s public comment period from Barbara Schrock, who said the problems occur "every day and every night" and described times when double parking made streets impassable for buses and emergency vehicles.
The issue drew responses from council members…
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