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Residents warn Hiawatha Avenue traffic could worsen after Summit School consolidation
Summary
Several Essex Junction residents pressed the City Council on April 23 to address traffic and parking hazards around Hiawatha Avenue after the planned consolidation of Summit School into Hiawatha, citing near‑misses and blocked driveways.
Several Essex Junction residents urged the City Council on April 23 to address traffic safety near Hiawatha Avenue schools, saying the planned consolidation of Summit School into Hiawatha will add more drivers, parked cars and pedestrian risk.
Longtime Hiawatha resident Linda Hanson told the council she has lived on Hiawatha Avenue for more than 50 years and described an incident in which her 4‑year‑old grandson nearly walked between parked cars into the path of oncoming traffic after she slipped on an icy sidewalk. "I slipped and fell and lost control of his hand. And he went out between 2…
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