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Residents press council on road and park hazards, and allege code-enforcement failures
Summary
Multiple residents raised public-safety concerns during citizens input, alleging a deadly road defect on Lakeview Parkway, an ADA-noncompliant kayak dock and unresolved life-safety violations at 6602 Warwick Drive; speakers urged immediate remediation and stronger enforcement.
Several Rowlett residents used the March 3 citizens-input period to press the council for action on safety hazards they say remain unaddressed.
Tony Henshaw (speaker 15) brought the ashes of Colin Jolson and said Jolson died in September 2023 after a crash caused by what Henshaw described as a 4-inch vertical gap in an expansion joint on Lakeview Parkway near Home Depot. "A 4 inch gap, that's 16 times the threshold," Henshaw said, referencing TxDOT guidance he cited and arguing that regular inspections should have detected such a severe defect. He said there…
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