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Residents urge Plain City to fix sidewalks and lower Main Street speed limit
Summary
Residents asked Plain City to address deteriorated and obstructed sidewalks—particularly on West and Jefferson avenues—and to reduce Main Street speed from 35 to 25 mph; Administrator Lupton described a sidewalk maintenance program focusing on zone one for 2025 and upcoming intersection and culvert projects.
Two residents raised transportation and pedestrian-safety concerns at the April 14 Plain City Council meeting.
John Rucker urged staff and council to address deteriorated and obstructed sidewalks—noting problems on West Avenue and Jefferson Avenue and gaps that make routes inaccessible for mobility-impaired users—and suggested a property-maintenance code or similar tool. Village Administrator Haley Lupton said she would present an update on the new sidewalk maintenance program during the meeting and later stated that zone one (the northwest section of Plain City) will be the focus for 2025. Lupton also said the US-42/West Avenue intersection project should begin construction later in 2025 and the West Avenue culvert project is expected in late 2026 or early 2027; both projects include sidewalk infrastructure improvements to connect gaps on West Avenue and Jefferson Avenue.
Julie Hidinger said she and her husband have noticed more speeding—particularly by large trucks and semis—on Main Street and asked council to reduce the speed limit from 35 to 25 miles per hour, citing safety and emissions benefits. The mayor thanked the speakers and staff invited residents to contact the village with sidewalk concerns in other zones.
Council did not take immediate action on the speed-limit request; the sidewalk program update was provided as part of the administrator’s report and related capital projects were described as scheduled work.
