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Residents press council on crime, potholes, pave cuts and 311 responsiveness
Summary
Multiple residents at the June 15 meeting urged action on public-safety staffing, pavement repairs, ATVs and responsiveness of the city’s 311 system; speakers called for independent inspections and better follow-up from administration.
Dozens of residents used the council’s public-comment period on June 15 to press city leaders on infrastructure, public safety and responsiveness.
Mike Mancini said he had seen what he described as an uptick in crime, blamed changes in police testing and the disbanding of a drug task force, and called for more transparency on overdose data and policing priorities. "I blame politics and the police department changing the police testing causing a shortage, disbanding the drug task force...and the pure arrogance by the chief and the mayor are the root of the problem," Mancini said.
Several speakers pressured the city over unrepaired pave cuts and potholes. Les Spindler described hazards from mini-bikes and scooters in Trip Park and criticized contractors for poor pavement repairs. Tom Quinn and other residents described open excavations, sinking pave cuts and a deep pothole that posed risks to vehicles and pedestrians.
Councilmembers acknowledged the concerns and repeatedly asked administration staff to follow up. Council members also discussed the ambulance-services procurement process and requested that the administration provide timelines and documentation on the RFP process and prior consultant engagement.
Speakers also raised operational questions about the proposed parks manager position, the composition and accessibility of the mayor’s unsheltered task force, concerns about code-enforcement responses to condemned properties and requests for a public list of storm drains and responsibility for their maintenance.
Council members asked administration staff to provide written follow-up on the issues raised, including a schedule for pavement repairs, the status of 311 responses, an update on camera installations at Pretzel Park and the timing of the ambulance RFP.
