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Indian Trail council tables Kiwi Circle abandonment after residents and staff flag legal and access concerns
Summary
After a contentious public hearing on a petition to abandon a leg of Kiwi Circle to stop cut-through traffic, the council unanimously tabled the measure and directed staff to report back in two weeks on the legality and process for a temporary closure and other alternatives.
A petition to abandon part of Kiwi Circle in the Rushing Park subdivision drew packed public comment and a detailed staff presentation Tuesday, and the Indian Trail Town Council voted unanimously to table the matter while staff researches temporary-closure authority and related legal issues.
The request, brought forward by resident and applicant John Evans, seeks to close one entrance to the loop of Kiwi Circle to reduce cut-through traffic and speeding he and neighbors say endanger pedestrians. Evans told the council the neighborhood has narrow streets and trees and that frequent speeding — including trucks and construction vehicles — had caused two homes to be struck over the past 15…
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