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Residents raise parking, transit and site-plan concerns during public comment

2556060 · March 11, 2025
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Summary

Three residents spoke during public comment, raising complaints about speeding and truck traffic on Fairmont Avenue, long bus wait times, questions about the budget process and zero-based budgeting, and alleged site-plan violations and improperly planted trees at Millwood Crossing.

Three Winchester residents used the council's public-comment period to raise neighborhood and city-service concerns.

Arthur Christian (523 Fairmont Avenue) told council that increasing parking-violation fines would not increase safety on his street and urged much higher penalties for trucks he said are driving and parking illegally in the neighborhood. He also complained about up-to-hour bus wait times for local transit and suggested changing how the meeting…

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