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Residents press Seat Pleasant council over school crossing safety, drainage and lighting
Summary
At the March 9 Seat Pleasant council meeting, residents raised persistent safety concerns near a local elementary school — missing signage, standing water on sidewalks and dim street lighting — and council members directed staff to investigate and coordinate with Prince George’s County Public Schools and Pepco.
At a March 9 Seat Pleasant City Council meeting, residents pressed elected officials for action after repeated, unresolved safety problems near a neighborhood elementary school.
David McLeod, who spoke during the public-comment period, said sidewalk areas near the school hold water, several stop signs are ineffective and there are no clear school-zone signs or speed bumps where children walk. “You live I live in a school zone where you got little kids walking across the street every morning, every evening, and you don't have a decent sidewalk,” McLeod said, according to the meeting transcript.
City staff and council members acknowledged prior…
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