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Residents urge action on dangerous McKnight Road intersection and criticize code enforcement at North Saint Paul council meeting
Summary
At the Jan. 1 North Saint Paul meeting, resident Dean Mathison described repeated dangerous driving and a fatal hit-and-run on McKnight Road and asked for greater police traffic control; another resident, John Schmall, criticized the city's enforcement of property-code violations and questioned public engagement for a multimillion-dollar project.
At the North Saint Paul City Council meeting on Jan. 1, resident Dean Mathison told the council he has repeatedly observed dangerous driving on McKnight Road, including a recent hit-and-run in which a dog was struck and killed. Mathison said the incidents occur at or near Seventh Avenue during morning hours and asked the city to consider stepped-up traffic control.
"Somebody's gonna get hurt big time there," Mathison said, identifying his address as 2096 McKnight Street.
Mathison told the council he turned around to pursue…
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