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Resident urges stop sign at crash-prone East 5th & Caswell; council recognizes new paramedic and proclaims Child Abuse Prevention Month

Belvidere City Council · April 6, 2026
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Summary

During public comment, resident Nathan Colvin urged replacing a yield sign with a stop sign at East 5th and Caswell after a recent crash; the council also recognized new paramedic Olivia Cooper and proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month.

Nathan Colvin, who lives near the intersection of East 5th and Caswell Street, told the council he had witnessed another collision there and said crashes at the intersection are frequent. “I believe that the yield sign should be changed to a stop sign,” Colvin said, asking the council to consider the change to…

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