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Residents raise speeding, animal-control, feral-cat and trail-safety concerns during public comment

5776767 · September 16, 2025
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Summary

During public comment residents reported speeding in Tanglewood, multiple pit-bull incidents and unresponsiveness from animal control, feral-cat overpopulation, and tree-root damage and safety issues on the Riverfront Trail.

Several residents used the Sept. 16 public-comment period at the Richland City Council meeting to raise neighborhood safety and public-space concerns ranging from speeding and trail safety to animal-control response and feral cats.

Tanglewood speeding petition: Dr. Erickson, a Tanglewood resident, told council that Riverstone Drive and Tanglewood Drive provide the only access to the Tanglewood community and that those streets have minimal traffic-calming treatments (Riverstone with one stop sign, Tanglewood with none). He said neighborhood residents gathered a petition with 40 signatures and asked for follow-up from the city—s transportation and development manager to evaluate traffic calming options.

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