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Edge Hill residents urge council to reroute detour; mayor pledges safety review
Summary
Dozens of Edge Hill residents told the council that routing a detour through their narrow street during Taylor Avenue speed‑table work would endanger many children; the mayor acknowledged concerns, defended a new city newsletter distribution plan, and pledged engineering follow-up and communications.
Residents of the Edge Hill neighborhood packed the public-comment period at the Oct. 7 Ogden City Council meeting to oppose plans that could route detour traffic through their narrow, child‑filled street during roadwork on Taylor Avenue.
"We are being asked to absorb the campus and commuter traffic that cuts between Weber State and the Event Center," said Gina Schafer, who presented a petition she said was signed by 91% of households on her block. "Edge Hill has none of these protections — no sidewalks, no bike lanes, no pedestrian signage — and we are small,…
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