Council rejects motion to remove stop sign at 6th Street and 5th Avenue after safety and driveway access debate

Council debated whether to remove a stop sign at the intersection of 6th Street and 5th Avenue after a resident complaint that the sign impedes access to a driveway located at the corner. Alderman Montalbano and others described the driveway owner's difficulty exiting when traffic restarts; other council members prioritized school safety and noted the intersection has a striped crosswalk.

Multiple options were discussed, including leaving the sign in place for children's safety, installing a 'Do Not Block Driveway' sign, or adding a solar flashing pedestrian sign. The city attorney reviewed rules on reconsideration and noted the council could repeal a prior ordinance later but would otherwise need to start from scratch. A roll call on the motion to remove the stop sign produced three votes in favor and seven opposed; the motion failed and the stop sign remains.