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Homewood panel drops proposal to stripe one side of Saint Charles after residents warn of new hazards
Summary
The Homewood City Public Safety Committee voted 4–0 to drop a proposal to paint one side of Saint Charles Street yellow after residents and councilors said the change could shift parking problems, create head-on conflicts and still leave the street unsafe for emergency access.
At a Homewood City Public Safety Committee meeting, members voted 4–0 to remove from consideration a plan to paint a yellow curb on one side of Saint Charles Street aimed at keeping a lane clear for emergency vehicles. Chair (speaker 2) stated after the vote: "the yellow curbing is off the table."
The item — a city review of no-parking areas on sections of Saint Charles and Stuart streets — drew a packed room of residents who described repeated blocked roads, parked delivery trucks and at least three known vehicle collisions on the narrow, early‑20th‑century streets. A councilor (speaker 4) summarized the police recommendation relayed at a prior meeting: Police Chief Brundage had said a yellow curb could keep at least one lane open for emergency access. The councilor said police suggested striping one side as an…
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