Channel Landing residents urge City of Anacortes to install physical barrier after repeated crashes at Oaks Avenue curve

Janine Jolley said she returned to the City Council on Nov. 3 to press for physical protection at the Oaks Avenue curve after a vehicle crashed into her home on Oct. 30.

"I stand before you this evening by the grace of god that I am here with you and not viewing my son or my husband at the city morgue and planning a funeral," Janine Jolley said, describing video and photos she provided to the city and council. She told council members the vehicle ruptured the family's hot tub and entered the house, and that the family installed home cameras because they feared another incident.

The Jolleys and other Channel Landing residents said the citys previous reliance on signage and state DOT jurisdiction has not prevented repeated, increasingly severe collisions. "Since that January that February appearance, there have been 3 more additional serious accidents, including the most recent and most severe on October 30," resident Shauna Kitson said, calling the curve "proven…