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Residents raise street‑safety, pothole and memorial concerns during Lorain public comment period
Summary
During public comment at the council’s Jan. 7 meeting, residents urged action on a stop‑sign/lighting issue on East 36th Street, asked for pothole repairs in South Lorain, and recalled a 1976 visit by former President Jimmy Carter.
Three residents spoke during the Jan. 7 public‑comment period at the Lorain City Council meeting, raising neighborhood safety issues, street‑repair requests and a local remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter.
Patrick Korn, of 1015 Boulevard, asked the council to address a safety concern at a Y‑intersection on East 36th Street, requesting a second stop sign and enforcement for drivers traveling without headlights. "If I stop at that stop sign and someone comes along that line and hits me, it's my fault," Korn said, describing near‑misses and drivers without lights.
Joanne Salina of 2214 Wilson Drive spoke about a family memorial to Jimmy Carter and recounted visits by Carter and Rosalynn Carter to Lorain in 1976. Salina urged the community to remember Carter's later humanitarian work.
Aaron Napp raised concern about potholes in South Lorain, especially on Tacoma, and thanked city staff who helped recently with records requests. Napp also renewed a request that the council verify whether a classified employee may serve as a sixth‑floor council person while also employed as a police officer in Sheffield Lake; council took no formal action during public comment.
City response and follow up: Council members acknowledged the concerns. Staff members responding to other agenda items said crews had been working snow events and that resurfacing and pedestrian‑safety projects will continue in 2025; no specific commitments or timelines for the East 36th stop sign or Tacoma pothole repairs were recorded on the public record at this meeting.
Ending: The comments were entered into the record; residents seeking repairs or enforcement were directed to follow up with the appropriate city departments.
