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Fourth-grader asks Mount Carmel City to install pedestrian warning sign at Oak and Poplar
Summary
Fourth-grader Jonah Bisbee asked the city to place a button-activated pedestrian warning sign with a rapid flashing beacon at Oak and Poplar, citing safety concerns for schoolchildren and estimating equipment and labor costs. City staff said the device must be IDOT certified and that a traffic study may be required before installation.
Jonah Bisbee, a fourth grader at Mount Carmel grade school, addressed the council on Jan. 20 asking for a button-activated pedestrian warning sign with a rectangular rapid flashing beacon at the intersection of Oak Street and Poplar Street.
“I ride my bike to school almost every day… I get off worried that a car is going to hit me,” Jonah told the council, and he…
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