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Residents press council on traffic safety near new subdivision and urge saving Hebner silos
Summary
During public comment residents described traffic and pedestrian-safety concerns near new subdivisions and asked the council to preserve the silos on Hebner Road, prompting staff to consider additional school crossing guards and council direction to pursue preservation options.
Members of the public used the council's "Citizens to Be Heard" period March 3 to highlight two neighborhood concerns: traffic safety near a new subdivision and preserving the silos on Hebner Road.
Alejandro J. Vega III described a traffic pattern that, he said, leaves children exposed during school drop-off and told the council the developer-funded traffic study "was flawed" for the neighborhood context; he urged the installation of a regular traffic signal at Hebner and Cherryleaf (Cheerilee) and asked who paid for the study. City Manager Dr. Caldera and staff confirmed the developer funded the study, explained engineers review developer studies and said the city currently mandates a school crossing guard at the location and could consider adding a second guard as an interim mitigation.
Kathy Hill urged the council to keep the Hebner Road silos as a landmark and to incorporate them into any redevelopment plans, citing examples in San Antonio where silos were retained and integrated. After the public comments, the council later signaled—after executive session—that staff will draft a development agreement with the developer to preserve the silos.
The council thanked both speakers and noted staff follow-up: engineering review of traffic and consideration of additional crossing-guard resources, and drafting a development agreement related to the silos.
