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Libby council to pursue safety grant to fund crosswalk flags and visibility improvements
Summary
On a streets committee recommendation, the council approved pursuing a safety grant to install crosswalk flags at several downtown intersections and to plan stripe or stencil improvements; Laura offered to provide initial funding for flags, and council prioritized flag procurement and deferred permanent striping to future work.
The Libby City Council voted to pursue a safety grant recommended by the streets committee to fund crosswalk flags and other visibility measures at key intersections.
The streets committee described options including crosswalk flags, painting stripes or log‑boot artistic stencils inside pedestrian crosswalks to improve visibility, and portable speed signs. Councilors said they preferred ordering crosswalk flags promptly (so they are available next spring) and deferring striping or larger paint projects until next year.
Mr. Patricia described how the flags would be used: "you can take one from one side when you cross the street and hold it up while you cross the street so you don't get hit by a car," he said. Committee members said Laura had offered to provide funding for a number of flag sets to replace ones that go missing.
Council approved pursuing the grant and asked staff to coordinate procurement and placement plans; the transcript does not include a named vote tally for the grant motion beyond the chair’s statement that the motion carried.
