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Residents urge lower speed limit on Atlas Avenue, voice concerns about police records, and local chamber backs firefighters bond
Summary
Public comment at the May 6 council meeting included a petition to lower speed limits on Atlas Avenue, a Chamber endorsement of a firefighters bond on the May 20 ballot, and allegations about police recordkeeping and interagency practices.
Three public commenters addressed the council on May 6: a neighborhood petition to lower speed limits on Atlas Avenue, a business‑community endorsement of a May 20 firefighters bond, and a caller alleging problems with police recordkeeping and interagency cooperation.
Michael Sims, a resident, said he submitted a petition asking the council to lower the speed limit on Atlas between Prairie Avenue and Hanley to 25 mph, citing severe traffic noise for roughly 100 nearby homes and an increase in truck traffic. Sims said the 35 mph limit produces high speeds and that slowing vehicles is the most effective, low‑cost…
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