Several residents used the public-comment portion of the meeting to press the council for action on traffic safety, truck routing and construction impacts.

Robert Herbert of North Twelfth Street read a letter and described increased speeding, repeated truck traffic on a residential block, damage to manholes and utility lines, and two serious crashes over recent years. He said a door-to-door survey found 12 of 16 contacted neighbors favored converting the block to a dead end at Washington Avenue; as alternatives he suggested speed bumps (with safety caveats) or heavy fines for violations. Herbert said, "If we don't want a dead end speed bumps... then we gotta treat this like a business... adopt an ordinance, a heavy fine." (public comment)

Amanda Corn, a parent who lives on the street, told the council she does not let her 5‑year‑old ride a bike on the block because trucks and speeding make it unsafe. Kelly Cruz said she observed gas-line construction crews "nick a water pipe" during the summer and described a separate Thanksgiving water-main break; council members and staff said they would follow up with the contractor and the county about staging practices and delayed responses. Council staff agreed to pass resident concerns to the police traffic sergeant and the borough engineer for study.

No formal council action on specific traffic-calming measures occurred at the meeting; staff were asked to investigate and report back.