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Residents urge more park maintenance and police presence; rider asks council about transit access for people with disabilities
Summary
During public comment, resident Gary Scholtes pressed the council for repairs and more police presence at Bartlett Park and YMCA playgrounds; Jordan Lynch asked about transit accommodations and sidewalk gaps along the Belt Highway, and staff said bus lead times have improved.
At the July 24, 2023 St. Joseph City Council meeting, public commenters urged the city to address park maintenance and patrols and asked about transit accommodations for people with disabilities.
Gary Scholtes, a resident of 807 South Eighteenth Street, told the council that Bartlett Park has broken equipment and that the surface at a YMCA playground is coming up in places. "And I'd like to see some police presence in the parks…
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