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Parents urge Montclair council to fix unsafe crossing near Buen Vista School; city to investigate
Summary
Parents told the council the crossing guard at Fourth/Benson/San Bernardino leaves children on the Montclair side unprotected and asked for a second crossing guard and a temporary traffic plan; the city manager said staff will investigate and asked parents to submit a petition with contact details.
Parents urged the Montclair City Council to act after describing repeated near misses and what they called inadequate crossing guard coverage at the intersection serving Buen Vista School.
Dr. Jared Garcia, a parent of a first grader, said the crossing guard assigned to the intersection consistently stops traffic only in an L-shaped pattern to serve the Ontario side, leaving more than 50 children who cross on the Montclair side without protection. "Safety…
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