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Residents push for patrols, speed deterrents as reconstruction brings heavy trucks to Southeast Westland
Summary
Residents of the Annapolis Park historic district and Southeast Westland homeowners said truck traffic and speeding increased during Van Born reconstruction and asked the council to increase patrols and physical speed deterrents; council members asked administration for a specific action plan.
Multiple residents in Southeast Westland urged the City Council on Monday to increase police presence and add physical speed deterrents after an uptick in heavy-truck traffic and speeding during the reconstruction of Van Born at Henry Ruff.
Lori Wilson, a resident of the Annapolis Park subdivision, told the council that the historic district — designated at the state and federal level in February 2006, she said — has seen a decline in police oversight and an increase in large trucks and speeding vehicles on residential streets. “We respectfully request that the city council review with the administration review current policies and…
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