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Residents urge fixes to narrow road plans, raise homelessness concerns; council adopts budget ordinance and passes two resolutions
Summary
During audience participation residents warned that planned street narrowing on Thomas and Cliff streets would endanger traffic and emergency access and asked about homelessness services; the council adopted Ordinance 24‑39 (budget amendment), suspended rules on Ordinance 24‑38 (addressing public‑property camping), and passed Resolutions 24‑40 and 24‑41 before moving to executive session on real estate.
Ironton residents used the council’s audience‑participation period on Oct. 10 to press the council on street‑reconstruction plans and homelessness, and the council adopted a budget amendment and two resolutions before adjourning into executive session.
Jim Birchway (1744 Kevin Street) raised detailed objections to proposed work on Thomas and Cliff streets, saying planned curb and storm‑drain placements would effectively narrow some blocks from roughly 21–22 feet to about 18 feet and leave no room for two cars to pass. “There’s no way two cars can pass… the fire truck, I don’t think they can get through there and turn their corners,” Birchway said, warning of safety hazards, daily police presence and potential liability claims if designs are not adjusted.
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