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Zone 9 residents ask council to extend street‑sweeping route on Southeastern Avenue
Summary
Neighbors in Zone 9 asked the council to add a quarter‑mile extension to the Zone 9 street‑sweeping route on Southeastern Avenue to address debris that residents say causes repeated flat tires.
A resident of Indianapolis’ Zone 9 told the City–County Council during the budget public hearing that the city should extend the current street‑sweeping route by a quarter‑mile along Southeastern Avenue to remove screws, nails and other debris that she said have repeatedly caused flat tires and vehicle damage.
Carrie Steiner said street sweepers currently stop at Southeastern and Emerson avenues and asked the council to extend service southeasterly to the 5300 block. She cited Indiana Department of Transportation traffic counts indicating “approximately 8,000 vehicles” travel Southeastern Avenue daily and described repeated flat tires and personal expenses after moving to the neighborhood five years ago. Steiner said she provided a map and photos to the council in advance showing bags of screws and nails she collected regularly.
Steiner thanked Councilman Michael Paul Hart for his support and guidance; the testimony is a neighborhood service request and not a formal budget motion. The transcript does not record an immediate council vote or staff directive on the extension during the hearing. Councilors or city staff did not announce a follow‑up date on the record.
The issue is operational and would require routing and resource decisions by the Department of Public Works if adopted; the hearing did not include a staff cost estimate or implementation timeline.
