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Committee forwards school pickup safety concerns after residents report cars blocking turn lane near Littler Creek School
Summary
After public comments describing cars blocking a turn lane and dangerous driving during student pickup, the Sumner County Emergency Services Committee voted to place traffic safety issues at Hunters Lane and Latimer Lane on a future agenda and to support a highway resolution asking the school board and engineers to review road layout and safety.
The Sumner County Emergency Services Committee voted Jan. 6, 2025, to add traffic-safety concerns around Littler Creek School to its agenda and to support a highway-committee resolution asking the school board and engineers to review road layout at Hunters Lane, Latimer Lane, Long Hollow Pike and Wolfpack Way.
The move followed multiple public commenters who described congested pickup and drop-off patterns that they said force motorists into the turn or oncoming lanes and create blind-spot hazards. Michael Clark, a resident of 102 Tealba Trail, said the staging for school drop-off has regularly backed up the hill and blocked the turn lane. "We have counted as many as 22 cars going up that hill," Clark said, adding that blocked lanes make it difficult or impossible for residents to access their driveways.
The committee's action asks the school board to review safety and traffic…
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