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Winfield Ridge residents urge council to require fire gate for proposed through‑street; city manager says construction approved
Summary
Winfield Ridge residents told the Newcastle City Council on Jan. 21 that a planned through‑street connection would endanger children and erase a 13‑home cul‑de‑sac, and asked the council to require a fire gate in construction plans.
Several residents from the Winfield Ridge neighborhood addressed the council during public comment on Jan. 21 to oppose a proposed through‑street that would connect Southeast 85th Street to 113th and, residents said, create a fast route to I‑405.
Anna Evans, identifying herself as a Winfield Ridge resident, told the council she has safety concerns for her two daughters and asked that a fire gate be required if the through‑street is built so that her cul‑de‑sac would not become a cut‑through for hundreds or more vehicles daily.…
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