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Residents report near‑miss at Van Raab crosswalk; council keeps 20 mph on Noble Ark Drive and asks staff for ordinance
Summary
A Fair Oaks Ranch resident described a near‑miss involving his wife and young son at a crosswalk near Van Raab Elementary; staff presented radar data for Noble Ark Drive and recommended keeping a temporary 20 mph speed limit. Council directed staff to bring an ordinance for first reading in January.
A Fair Oaks Ranch resident told the City Council on Dec. 19 that his wife and 5‑year‑old son were nearly struck in the pedestrian crosswalk at the Dietz/Elkhorn/Elkhorn Ridge intersection near Van Raab Elementary, and urged the city to take immediate safety steps.
"Yesterday, my wife and 5 year old son were very nearly struck by a vehicle in the pedestrian crosswalk," said Aaron Matlock, who identified himself as an Elkhorn Ridge resident and an emergency physician. Matlock asked the council for reflective paint, improved lighting and pedestrian signage, moving the school‑zone boundary west to include that…
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