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Residents press city to enforce corner-visibility rules ahead of school start
Summary
Speakers asked the council why specific dangerous corners flagged months earlier remain uncleared; staff said multiple agencies and permitting complexities have slowed full remediation.
Residents urged the council to address hazardous corner visibility problems at the start of the school year, saying specific intersections flagged to the city months earlier remain uncleared.
A resident said she submitted a list of about 60 corners and that particular sites near her daughter’s route to school remain obstructed by hedges and high fences, creating sight-line hazards for pedestrians and cyclists. She said crossing guards are stationed at nearby locations and that the vegetation makes seeing approaching traffic difficult.
Council members said they had reviewed the submitted list and discussed it with city staff and the city manager. One council member explained the enforcement work involves multiple agencies and permitting processes and that some remediation steps have been taken while additional work remains.
A building-department representative said certain corners have been addressed and others are pending; council members asked staff to follow the city’s diagram and enforcement procedures to complete clearance work where properties violate corner-visibility requirements. The council did not adopt new enforcement measures at the meeting but acknowledged the matter’s urgency with schools reopening the next day.
Speakers asked the city to prioritize high-risk corner sites on the submitted list and to provide residents with a timeline for completion.
