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Residents urge action on Broad Street truck traffic and oppose nearby sports complex
Summary
Multiple Fremont residents urged the council to reduce heavy-truck traffic on Broad Street—citing noise, 'Jake braking' and safety—and Gallery 23 residents opposed rezoning to allow a Dodge County sports complex over concerns about parking and unsafe access.
Several residents used the public-comment period to press the City Council on traffic and development issues affecting Broad Street and the Gallery 23 neighborhood.
Jane Gibson and Vicky Allen, residents of the Gallery 23 subdivision east of Highway 275, said they were notified their HOA may request rezoning for a Dodge County sports complex and expressed strong concerns about vehicle access, existing traffic volumes on Highway 30, and parking spillover into neighborhood streets. “If they build this complex... it will increase that traffic to the point where it'll be impossible to get out of our addition,” Jane Gibson said. Vicky Allen, who identified herself as a SID trustee, told council the developer has been “nonresponsive” and pointed to maintenance problems at another nearby building as cause for skepticism that a sports complex would be sustained.
Several speakers living along Broad Street urged the council to remove or limit Broad Street’s designation as a truck route and proposed traffic-calming measures. Jean Chavalier cited state Department of Transportation guidance and the city's long-range transportation and safety plans and said detouring trucks to industrial routes is compatible with business interests. Ellen Lund described repeated early-morning “Jake breaking” incidents and recommended installing four-way stops to slow traffic and reduce dangerous passing.
Mayor and staff noted a study session on Broad Street traffic scheduled for March 10 at 6:30 p.m., creating a near-term opportunity for staff and council to review traffic data and potential interventions. No formal zoning or route changes were adopted at the meeting; public comments were received for council and staff follow-up.
