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Residents raise speeding and neighborhood nuisance concerns; council asks staff to follow up
Summary
Public commenter asked for speed enforcement on Columbus Street (State Route 42) and for nuisance/abatement action for a repeatedly problematic property. Council asked staff to explore enforcement options, including a portable speed trailer, and described the city's criminal nuisance abatement process.
During the public-comment portion of the June 9 meeting, resident Lashonda Oatmeal told council that vehicles regularly speed on Columbus Street (State Route 42) approaching the roundabout and asked whether Xenia could install a speed-monitoring device similar to one on Main Street. She also asked whether the city still pursues nuisance and abatement actions against properties that generate repeated law-enforcement calls and blight.
Mayor Urschel and council members…
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