Stuart schedules neighborhood workshop after residents cite speeding and dangerous crossings on 10th Street

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After weeks of resident complaints and a city speed study showing repeated high-speed incidents, the City of Stuart agreed to hold a public workshop March 20 at the Tenth Street Recreation Center to gather community input and staff recommendations on traffic calming and enforcement for Tenth Street and nearby neighborhood streets.

Stuart city commissioners on March 10 agreed to schedule a neighborhood workshop to gather community input and staff recommendations on traffic safety in the Tenth Street corridor, after residents described repeated speeding and close calls near J.D. Parker Elementary and St. Joseph’s parking/driveway areas.

The workshop will be at 5 p.m. March 20 at the Tenth Street Recreation Center and will be noticed as a regular city commission meeting so the board may receive public comment and — if the commission chooses — take action that night. The commission also set a public-comment procedure for that session: speakers will have four minutes each and will be allowed to speak a second time once all in-person attendees have had an initial turn.

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Stuart schedules neighborhood workshop after residents cite speeding and dangerous crossings on 10th Street

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