Supervisors alarmed by prolonged railroad closure at Smith's Ferry Road, raise emergency-access concerns

During the meeting Supervisor Mike Steinas and others raised an alert that Smith's Ferry Road would be closed from early morning into the afternoon for railroad work, a window reported in the discussion as running from 4:00 a.m. to roughly 2:30 p.m. Mike said the long closure could impede emergency services and urged contacting the city or railroad to clarify access and timing.

Nate and other participants noted past informal access along railroad tracks and that gates and railroad ties had been placed across roads, and the group discussed whether emergency vehicles could traverse alternate routes. Board members urged local residents to call the posted contact number and asked staff to pursue railroad contacts; no formal remedy was recorded in the meeting minutes beyond staff follow-up.