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Residents press Woodstock leaders on Barnes Road safety; commenter raises state livestock preemption statute
Summary
Residents urged engineering action on Barnes Road intersection hazards and hidden-driveway signage; Thomas Weaver urged review of newly enacted state measure he identified as House Bill 413 (Public Act 379 of 2026) that he says may preempt municipal livestock regulation on roads and private property; city manager said staff will review policies and legal implications.
Two residents told the council on May 11 that traffic conditions at Barnes Road and neighboring streets are hazardous and requested immediate action, and an outside resident raised concerns about a newly enacted state law he said preempts municipal livestock restrictions.
Gopinath Govindraj, who lives on Riverside Lane, told the council he had previously reported a dangerous condition at the Barnes Road and Riverview Drive intersection and distributed an Urban SDK report indicating roughly 11,000 vehicles per day using the corridor and a nontrivial share of…
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