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Residents urge lower speed limits after crashes; neighbors ask about potential water facility and ICE identification ordinance
Summary
Residents raised safety concerns about high speeds and repeated crashes on 113th Avenue and nearby roads, sought city help with county speed limits and roundabout options; neighbors also pressed staff for information about a proposed water‑facility site and one resident asked how to pursue a city ordinance requiring ICE agents to unmask and display badges.
Several residents used the council’s open‑forum slot to press the Dayton City Council on neighborhood safety and pending utility plans.
Keith Grover, who lives on 113th Avenue, told the council that multiple vehicles have recently left the road and struck yard posts and trees. He described one crash that left a vehicle sideways in his driveway and said the road currently posts a 45 mph speed limit he considers too high for a short residential connector. “That intersection, we all know it’s a dangerous intersection,” Grover said, urging the council to consider lowering the limit to 30 or 35 mph and to pursue longer‑term fixes such as a roundabout or a petition to county authorities for changes on Fernbrook Lane.
Residents Josh McCullitz and another neighbor identified as Casey asked for clarity about a plan they’d heard to place a water tower or treatment facility near North Diamond Lake Road. McCullitz said neighbors were only recently made aware of the plan and asked what the city’s notification and site‑selection process looks like and what alternate sites were considered. City staff said they would capture contact information and follow up with the residents about next steps.
In a separate public comment, Stephanie, who identified herself as a practicing mental‑health professional, urged the council to consider measures to rebuild community trust with law enforcement and asked how to pursue an ordinance to require ICE agents to unmask and display identifying badges during enforcement actions. “I would like to see happen is to enact a city ordinance to require ICE agents to unmask and to display identifying badges during enforcement actions,” she said. City staff and the city attorney noted that state and federal laws may apply and that council review and attorney guidance would be needed to determine what local ordinances are permissible.
What’s next: Staff offered to gather follow‑up information. For traffic concerns, staff and council discussed initiating an engineering speed study (which must be submitted to the state transportation agency for any posting change) and agreed to bring data and options back for consideration. For the water‑facility questions and the potential ordinance, staff said they would advise residents on the process and on whether council members were willing to request formal staff work to draft proposals.
