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Council adds Linden Avenue parking restriction and Shades/Westover crosswalk to Dec. 8 agenda
Summary
The Homewood pre‑council added two traffic‑safety items — restricting a few on‑street parking spaces on Linden Avenue and creating a crosswalk at Shades Road/Westover Drive tied to new curb ramps — both slated for vote that evening.
Homewood’s pre‑council on Dec. 8 added two traffic safety items to the council agenda: a request to restrict on‑street parking along the eastern side of Linden Avenue near Rees Street and a request to establish a crosswalk at the Shades Road and Westover Drive intersection.
On the Linden Avenue parking item (O1), staff explained the restriction targets three to four on‑street spaces near a stop sign where parked cars make it difficult for vehicles to turn from Rees into Linden Avenue. Speaker 2 said the proposal "will mainly affect that 3 or 4 spaces that are near the stop sign" and that most other nearby parking is on private property. Council members asked whether affected business owners had been notified; staff said they had not yet been contacted and the item will be added to the evening agenda for council action.
On the crosswalk item (O2), staff said the marked crossing would align with curb ramps that Publix will install; Speaker 3 proposed first reading and unanimous consent so the council could vote the same night. Council members indicated the crosswalk measure was "pretty straightforward" and, absent objection, would be taken up by unanimous consent.
Both items were added to the Dec. 8 chamber agenda for council consideration; the pre‑council included discussion points but did not record final council votes in the pre‑council transcript.
