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Clyde council hears safety, traffic concerns at rezoning public hearing for County Road 236 property
Summary
Property owners Charles and Mary Williams seek to rezone land on County Road 236 from I-1 (industrial) back to C-2 (general commercial). Neighbors raised traffic, pedestrian and rail-crossing safety concerns; council took no final action and will consider readings at upcoming regular meetings.
The Clyde City Council held a public hearing Oct. 26 on a request to rezone property owned by Charles and Mary Williams on County Road 236 from I-1 (industrial) back to C-2 (general commercial). No final vote was taken; council members said they will consider a first reading at the next regular meeting and a second reading and formal vote at the following meeting.
Neighbors attending the hearing pressed the council on safety and traffic issues they say would be exacerbated by further commercial or industrial development. Mary Ann Spears of 1048 County Road 236 told the council that semi trucks, school buses, bicyclists and pedestrians already create congestion near the Route 20 intersection and the nearby travel center. "Since the gas station was built on Route 20, there are constantly semi trucks going in and out of County Road 236," Spears said.…
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