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Medina council approves OHM study for Public Square after resident urges faster crosswalk fixes
Summary
Council voted 7-0 to hire OHM advisors for a Medina Public Square improvement study aimed at pedestrian safety and event management after a resident recounted a serious crosswalk crash and urged interim fixes such as repainted crosswalks and removal of parking spaces.
The Medina City Council voted unanimously to hire OHM advisors to prepare a Public Square improvement study intended to address pedestrian safety, parking configuration and event impacts, council leaders said at the April meeting.
Resident Stan Sheets told the council he supports the study but urged faster interim action to protect people crossing the square. “My wife has been hit there. My wife was hit three years ago. She was in a coma for almost for a month. She had almost 400,000 in bills,” Sheets said, asking council to repaint crosswalks with hash marks and consider removing two parking spaces near crossings to…
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