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Xenia residents press council to act on speeding on Hollywood Boulevard; city orders radar signs, launches pilot
Summary
Dozens of Hollywood Boulevard residents told Xenia City Council they fear for children’s safety after a new development made the street a through route. City Manager Ted Henry said new solar radar signs are on order, police will increase enforcement and council approved a $50,000 traffic‑calming pilot to collect speed data and prescribe measures.
Dozens of residents packed the Oct. 9 Xenia City Council meeting to press officials for action after they say Hollywood Boulevard became a high‑speed through route when it was connected to the Grandstone Trace development.
"Please don't let children's death be the reason for something to change," said Anna Maria Walls, who lives at 393 Hollywood Boulevard and read a neighborhood petition signed by 66 residents asking for stop signs at Hollywood Promenade, Hollywood El Camino and Hollywood & Purcell and a school‑zone/crosswalk sign at the bike path used by St. Brigid's students.
Residents described repeated observations of vehicles traveling well above the 25 mph limit, a near‑miss involving a child…
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