Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Public Comment topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Residents urge action after near‑miss, drainage problems and safety concerns for Wall Street and Glen Street
Summary
Multiple residents used the public comment period to press the council on street safety and drainage: Jean Jacobs described nearly running over a child at a Wall Street parklet in a school zone; Joseph DeFalco raised long‑running drainage and paving problems on Glen Street and alleged the city and contractor share responsibility.
Several Kingston residents used the public comment period on June 2 to press the council on safety and infrastructure issues affecting Uptown streets.
Jean Jacobs told the council she "almost ran over a child up on Wall Street where I lived for 30 years" and said a parkette/parklet near Franklin Street and Wall Street raised visibility, lighting and cyclist safety concerns because it sits close to a school zone (she said it is about 100 feet from George Washington School). President Schott replied that the parklet "wasn't in front of the common council" and advised Jacobs to continue conversations with the mayor's office.
Joseph DeFalco described a nine‑month complaint about paving on Glen Street and said engineering work left his driveway at an excessive pitch. He told the council the city allowed a contractor to elevate the street and said storm catch basins were missed over a quarter‑mile stretch, causing runoff onto Washington Avenue. He said he had hired a laser measurement that showed a much steeper driveway pitch than permitted and called for the council to take responsibility.
Council members thanked the speakers and pointed to appropriate administrative channels; President Schott told Jacobs she was taking the right path by talking to the mayor. The public comments were recorded and filed as part of the meeting record; the council did not take immediate action during the meeting but noted the issues for follow up.
