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Council members urge better road repairs and more patrols at Oak Street Park
Summary
Councilors praised storm response but several members pushed for longer-lasting road repairs and additional police presence at Oak Street Park to address repeated speeding and safety concerns during peak hours.
Several council members thanked staff for storm response but urged improvements to road repairs and park-area policing. Ms. Williams said power outages were handled well, but she criticized repeated temporary patching of local roads and asked that crews ‘do it right the first time’ to avoid repeated follow-up repairs.
Ms. Williams also raised safety concerns at Oak Street Park and requested more police patrols, saying the street near the park functions as a 'racetrack' during busy hours and that increased enforcement could reduce risky speeding near families using the park.
Separately, a council member asked who was responsible for a longstanding Verizon sign near 1026 South Broad; staff directed the question to a staff member (Joey) for follow-up and said business-license/permit processes would be used to address signage and address questions.
What happens next: staff will follow up on the Verizon-sign responsibility, provide an itemized departmental fuel-cost breakdown on request, and the council will consider patrol and pavement strategies in future operations discussions.
