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Resident urges left‑turn signal at Garden Street; equity concerns raised about water billing
Summary
A resident asked the council to add an eastbound left‑turn arrow on Garden Street to reduce long backups; another public commenter asked whether the budget includes cultural event funding and raised questions about water-billing equity for low-usage or multi-unit households.
Barb Service, a Summer Woods resident, urged the council to install an eastbound left‑turn arrow at Garden Street to reduce backups she said can reach 25 car lengths toward Hannaford. "I think if you put a left arrow there, it would remediate that situation," Service said, and thanked the council for past work on a similar Market & Dorset upgrade.
During the budget hearing Lydia Diamond also asked whether the budget included funds for cultural events such as Black History Month or Juneteenth programming; staff responded that such programming is typically supported through Parks & Recreation, the senior center and the library and encouraged direct contact with program staff. Service and other residents raised concerns about equity in water billing for multi-unit buildings versus individual meters; councilors acknowledged the equity question and said revising the billing structure would require analysis because reductions for some customers imply increases for others.
