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Residents tell council to address speeding, bike-path signage and street maintenance
Summary
During citizens' concerns residents urged increased enforcement at a dangerous intersection, requested repositioning of a bike-path sign placed behind a tree, and raised street resurfacing and food-pantry staffing issues.
Multiple residents used the citizens’ concerns portion of the meeting to press the council on traffic and maintenance issues.
Daris Lton said drivers regularly run a nearby stop sign and described the situation as a hazard for homes with large front windows; he said he had spoken with code enforcement and would use a home camera to capture license plates as evidence if needed. Andy Gallet urged staff to move a newly installed bike-path sign that he said had been placed about 10 feet behind a tree, making the sign difficult to see; he asked that the sign be repositioned and that the no-parking markings be consolidated to reduce visual clutter. Pat Smith said vehicles speed through the Carter Lake Club neighborhood and noted a short-term rental at the end of his street that he said contributes to unsafe driving. Nancy Fitzpatrick reminded the council that the food pantry remains active on the first Saturday of each month and asked that the council follow up on a reported defective paving treatment on Caslin.
Council responses included a pledge of increased patrols in at least one reported stop-sign corridor, and staff said they would review signage placement and maintenance quotes for street sealing.
What’s next: Council asked staff to investigate the stop-sign enforcement request, inspect bike-path signage for relocation, and provide cost information for street-surface repairs.
