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Parents and residents urge city to address school crossings and home‑business impacts on neighborhood roads
Summary
Public commenters at the May 15 Farr West council meeting described a near‑miss at a junior high crosswalk and urged the council to reassess 2700 North and other roads; other residents asked the council to be mindful of home‑business impacts in residential areas.
Two public commenters described safety and quality‑of‑life concerns at the start of the May 15 Farr West City Council meeting, asking the city to include schools in road planning and to consider neighborhood compatibility when approving home businesses.
Amber Lucero told council members that her daughter narrowly avoided being struck at a Walquist Junior High crosswalk on 2700 North after a distracted driver “zoomed through the crosswalk” despite flashing school‑zone lights and the crosswalk attendant stopping traffic. Lucero said the incident and an earlier episode in which several motorists failed to stop for a group of junior‑high students pushing a wheelchair led her to conclude the city should consider that some roads currently treated as neighborhood streets have…
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