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Residents present petition and video showing nightly street racing near McDonald’s; city pledges more enforcement and county coordination
Summary
A resident presented a petition and month-long video recordings showing nightly street racing near McDonald’s and warned of danger to children; the city said officers are patrolling, noted some streets are county roads and promised coordination with county authorities and renewed public-safety campaigns.
A resident told the council she had a petition and a month of recordings documenting nightly street racing near the McDonald’s location and urged stronger enforcement to protect children who cross nearby streets.
The speaker described groups of modified sports cars gathering each night and said the problem had escalated from a handful of cars to as many as 20. She said she has audio and video evidence: “I got a camera. I got video, and I got audio.” She warned that high-speed driving near a park and child crosswalks posed a risk, saying, “They’re not gonna stop on time for that kid crossing that street.”
The speaker also cited noise and vehicle modifications and referenced the law on altered mufflers: “The law states that you’re not supposed to have modified mufflers. There’s you’re supposed to get a summons for that.”
City staff acknowledged the complaint and described recent enforcement steps. A staff member said officers are active in the area and noted a prior, week-long deployment that ran overnight; staff said, “we had for a little 1 week solid straight, assigned officers there, and that’s when I came up with 1 instance of that, from 10 at night until 3.” Officials also said some of the affected streets are county roads, which requires the city to coordinate with county law enforcement and transportation authorities.
Next steps: staff said they will follow up with the captain and coordinate with the county for deployments and additional enforcement, and that the city will re-launch related public-safety campaigns, including messaging around e-bikes and vehicle noise enforcement.
Ending: No formal policy change was made at the meeting; staff committed to follow-up coordination with county partners and to report back on deployment plans.
