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School district asks council to allow Mary Jane one‑way during drop‑off and pickup to improve safety
Summary
Lebanon school district superintendent Matt Noise asked the city committee to authorize making Mary Jane Street a temporary westbound one‑way during arrival and dismissal (about 7:15–8 a.m. and 30–45 minutes at dismissal) to reduce pedestrian risk after a student was struck last year; staff will draft ordinance language and research liability and signage options.
Matt Noise, the district superintendent, told the Lebanon City Council committee on Aug. 18 that the district wants permission to operate Mary Jane Street as a one‑way westbound only during school arrival and dismissal periods to protect students crossing between campuses.
Noise said the change is aimed specifically at the narrow windows when parents, buses and student traffic converge and recalled that last year a student was hit while using a crosswalk on Mary Jane. "It was a really, really bad situation," he said, describing the district safety committee's work and noting a three‑day trial after classes resumed that showed the routing…
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