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Resident urges improved crosswalks, winter sidewalk access and clearer outage notifications; raises shelter and federal shutdown concerns
Summary
Resident Kelly Mears urged the city to improve Main Street crosswalks, prioritize winter sidewalk accessibility, adopt better direct-notification methods for outages and consider local supports amid a county shelter emergency and the federal government shutdown.
Kelly Mears of 58 Linden Street used her public-comment time to raise a package of community concerns and requests for the council.
Mears said she would like the city to pursue enhancements to pedestrian crosswalks on Main Street to make them more visible and safer; she acknowledged parts of Main Street may be state-controlled and asked for coordination with the state on possible improvements. Mears also urged the city to prioritize sidewalk accessibility in winter so people with mobility…
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