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Bellefontaine resident asks council to make Maple Avenue one-way after repeated parking, sight-line hazards
Summary
Resident Barry Clayton told the council that narrow lanes, curbside parking and a large sycamore tree create sight-line and safety hazards on Maple Avenue and asked the city to study converting it to a one-way street; Service Safety Director mister Dodd asked council to refer the issue to committee for further review.
Barry Clayton, a resident at 121 Mabel Street, urged the Bellefontaine City Council to convert Maple Avenue (the block beside Wendy’s) to a one-way street to reduce safety hazards caused by curbside parking and limited sight lines.
“This is getting bad enough there that we can't get cars to go past because we are parking on the sidewalks,” Clayton said during the communications-from-citizens portion of the meeting, adding that drivers are forced onto curbs and sidewalks and delivery trucks complicate access. He described…
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