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Residents urge city action after series of crashes on Cedar Boulevard; council and staff offer to meet
Summary
Multiple residents spoke during public comment about repeated high-speed crashes and a recent house fire on Cedar Boulevard, asking for permanent radar signs, more police presence, edge-line striping and tree trimming. City staff offered to arrange a community meeting with public works and engineering to explore solutions.
Several Newark residents used the Sept. 11 public comment period to press the council and city staff for safety improvements on Cedar Boulevard, reporting repeated collisions, speeding and one recent crash that caused a vehicle to catch fire and a nearby house to be damaged.
Phil Blocks, who identified himself as a Cedar Boulevard resident, said a vehicle crashed into a home outside his house on Aug. 31 and one occupant escaped a burning vehicle only…
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