Residents raise safety concerns about commercial vehicles and drainage on local streets

Residents used public comment to press the Clearlake City Council for action on local street safety and drainage.

Margaret Garcia, who identified herself as a Clearlake resident, described commercial vehicles using Yule Avenue to access nearby businesses and asked that a “no commercial vehicle” sign be posted at Olympic Drive and Yule Avenue near the park. “...tractor trailers were not supposed to be allowed on residential streets,” she said, asking for a sign near the tennis court so deliveries would remain on Olympic and Lakeshore.

Garcia also raised drainage problems on Yule Avenue and asked how to get the issue placed on a future agenda. The mayor and staff urged her to speak with Lieutenant Peterson and told her staff would look into her requests and that she could make a comment again at the next meeting.

Separately, a Zoom-submitted comment from Joshua McKeown about roadway maintenance on Mohican Place was read into the record by the city clerk. McKeown wrote that recent grading left the road surface “loose and uneven,” creating slip hazards and alleged missed work on sewage drains that affected drainage; staff said that statement should have been submitted during the public‑comment period and that it did not apply to the item then under discussion.

During the meeting staff and council declined to take action on these non‑agendized concerns but provided contact directions: Garcia was told to speak with Lieutenant Peterson and the clerk said the public may submit written materials to be placed on a future agenda.

No formal city action was taken at the meeting on either request.