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Residents raise traffic, safety and flooding concerns during Oak Park council meeting
Summary
Residents told the council about dangerous traffic at a 10 Mile Road entrance, ongoing disturbances at Jefferson Oaks Apartments, and persistent sidewalk and flooding problems; staff said the signal is under county jurisdiction and that city staff met with Jefferson Oaks management to request a manager replacement.
Several residents used the call‑to‑the‑audience period to press the council on neighborhood safety and infrastructure.
Miss Waters (Huntington/Palmer Woods resident) said the two exits that feed directly onto 10 Mile Road are dangerous because the Scotia intersection has no stop signal; she urged restoring the prior traffic signal or installing speed feedback devices or improved crosswalk controls. Deputy city manager and municipal services lead Dave DeCoster replied that traffic signals…
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