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Residents urge city action on slow roadworks, speeding and missing utilities during public comment
Summary
Speakers during public comment asked officials to improve construction management on Old Highway 77, install traffic calming on Cavazos/Metro Road, expedite paving and utilities on Veil Palmer Road near Garden Park Elementary, and address burdens on low‑income elderly residents.
Multiple Brownsville residents told the City Commission on Tuesday that city action is needed to reduce disruption, improve safety and restore basic infrastructure.
Lillian Perez, who said she drives Old Highway 77 daily, described more than a year of slow construction, changing detours and confrontations with workers. "For over 12 months, construction has been underway on Old Highway 77, yet the progress has been extremely slow and difficult to…
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