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Residents raise speeding and safety concerns near downtown and request veteran housing support
Summary
During the public comment period, new resident Joe Goldspring urged enforcement of stop-sign and speeding violations near the courthouse/school playground and asked the city to consider veteran housing; other residents asked about a temporary street closure and whether modular homes near the river are in a floodplain.
Several residents addressed the council during the public comment period on May 19, raising traffic‑safety and housing questions.
Joe Goldspring of 1 Park Lane identified himself as a new resident and a disabled veteran. Goldspring described seeing drivers "blazing through" stop signs near the courthouse and school playground and said a driver told him, "well, there's no kids out here." He urged more enforcement and said he feared someone could be hurt. He also requested veteran housing or more affordable options, saying he and his wife live on disability income.
Tom Wild asked which street would be temporarily closed for work at the Century 21 building; staff clarified it would be an overnight closure near Northwest Bank on Northridge Street for work associated with Mike Wells. Jeff Lam asked about modular homes proposed near the river and whether the land was in a floodplain; staff replied the portion in question is not in the floodplain and that plans are preliminary.
Council members acknowledged the concerns, welcomed the new resident and noted related public‑works activity such as water‑main relocation and storm‑sewer projects. The public record included no formal commitments to new enforcement actions or immediate policy changes; follow-up would come through staff operations or future agenda items.
