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Residents press Yeadon on speed control, tree trimming and cleanup at Graceland and Swim Club property
Summary
A resident requested speed bumps or signage at the Randall–Yaden intersection and asked the borough to coordinate with Comcast on tree overhangs; council and staff also discussed cleanup, locks and redevelopment plans for Graceland and the former Yeadon (Yeaton) Swim Club property.
Residents raised traffic-safety and property-maintenance issues during the citizens forum and council discussion. A resident, Ed Kaloma, said vehicles frequently speed through the corner of Randall and Yaden, and requested either a speed bump or a stop sign: "The Randall Street tend to be, literally, speed race... possibly, we can have some kind of either speed bump or stop sign on our y intersection of, Randell and Yaden." Kaloma also asked whether the borough could coordinate with Comcast to trim branches that overhang utility lines rather than requiring each resident to contact the company individually.
Borough staff and council responded that tree-trimming responsibility generally falls to the property owner when the tree is on private property, and that traffic-control requests require review by the chief of police and the borough manager because of engineering, safety and operational considerations. Staff said they would follow up with Kaloma about both the traffic and tree concerns and connect him with the planning commission and the chief.
Council and Public Works staff also discussed cleanup and security at Graceland and the former Yeadon Swim Club property. The Public Works Director reported visible dumping and construction debris at the swim-club site and said new locks would be purchased and placed on the gates and that the contractor believed to have stored material there would be asked to remove it. The director described short-term steps to clean the perimeter and install digital signs related to one-way traffic updates, and said longer-term redevelopment plans will be pursued with the planning commission and may depend on grant funding.
Public Works and engineering staff said pavement work on Bailey is temporary asphalt that will be replaced with concrete later in the year after utility tie-ins and settlement work are complete. Council asked staff to proceed with immediate cleanups and security measures and to return with a redevelopment plan for the former swim-club parcel.
