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Residents urge Canton council to address policing, CPS, and unsafe speed tables
Summary
Multiple residents criticized local policing and CPS practices, raised safety concerns about new speed tables on Monument Road, and reported unresolved neighborhood maintenance problems; the mayor and public-safety staff promised to address speed‑table visibility as soon as weather allows.
Several Canton residents used the public‑comment period to press the City Council on policing and child‑welfare practices, neighborhood maintenance and traffic safety.
Kimberly Bell (1733 Morris Avenue) told council she was distributing a flyer she described as "scandalous," saying it contains confusing or false endorsements and that "Bill Smucker has brought shame to this building." She urged council members to publicly withdraw any endorsements tied to the material to avoid voter confusion. The council did not take immediate action on that request during the meeting.
Shelley Harper…
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