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Residents tell board about coyotes, obscured stop signs and curfew concerns; city staff to follow up
Summary
Residents reported six coyote sightings in two months, missing pets, a poorly sited stop sign at 20th and Ash, and concerns about youth behavior and curfew enforcement; city staff asked for contact information to investigate and follow up.
Renee Boyd, a resident of 1924 Ash Street, told the Texarkana Board of Directors that her neighborhood has seen six coyote sightings in the past two months and that pets are going missing.
"I've called the city," Boyd said, but she described being transferred between departments and told she did not know who to contact. She asked the board which office is responsible for animal control. Staff responded that they would take her contact information and follow up.
Boyd also raised a traffic-safety concern about a stop sign at 20th and Ash she said is obscured by vegetation and positioned too far back. Board members and staff discussed the precise placement of the northbound and southbound signs and asked Boyd to provide the address so staff could investigate.
On youth behavior, Boyd described 'ding-and-dash' incidents and expressed concern that children as young as 9 or 10 are unsupervised at times; she asked whether a curfew remains in effect. A staff member confirmed the city does have a curfew in place.
No formal enforcement action or new ordinance was proposed during the meeting. Staff committed to follow up with residents on animal-control contacts, stop-sign visibility and drainage concerns the residents raised.
