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Residents tell council speeding endangers neighborhoods; one speaker asks city help for youth mentorship program
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Clinton City Council to address speeding and public‑safety concerns on neighborhood streets; a local resident also asked the city for assistance to support a paid mentorship program and funding help for a planned April 18 event.
Clinton — Several residents used the council’s public comment period to press for more police presence and traffic enforcement on residential streets and to request city assistance for a youth mentorship program.
Jacqueline Craig said residents on Triple, Bell, Livingston and Oak streets are repeatedly endangered by drivers she described as treating neighborhood roads like a racetrack. “I actually saw a young woman on top of a car humping it and the car was moving,” Craig said, and she asked for more frequent police patrols and a way to monitor vehicle speeds in residential areas.
Barbara Barkdale described a hit‑and‑run that occurred between 10:30 and 11 p.m.; she said a neighbor chased the car and captured a tag number, Officer Wong took the report and she urged the council to address the speeding problem that she said is putting children at risk.
Tasha Mims, who identified herself as a Clinton resident, asked the council for help with a planned mentorship program for troubled boys and girls. Mims said the program’s speaker, identified as Levi Lawrence from Abbeville, Mississippi, is charging $4,000; Mims said she had raised $800 so far and asked whether the city could help with logistics or support for an April 18 event. “I am here today asking for help,” she told the council.
Council members did not act on the individual requests during the meeting but acknowledged residents’ concerns and the need to coordinate with police and staff on enforcement and community programs. Staff follow‑up, including whether the city can offer logistical or financial support for the mentorship event, was not resolved at the meeting.
