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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:00 PM

City sidewalk complaints could drive safety changes

By VICKIE MOSS, Herald Public Affairs Editor

Children walking home from Lincoln Elementary School could have a safer route after complaints from people in the neighborhood.

An Ottawa man, Robert Bishop, presented Ottawa city commissioners Monday with a petition to put stop signs at the intersection of Cherry and Garfield streets near Lincoln, 1102 N. Milner St. Ninety-two people who live in the vicinity of the school signed the petition.

The intersection is dangerous for children because the school and businesses in the nearby industrial park end the day at about the same time, Bishop said. Children face a difficult time crossing the road at that time, he said.

“I’ve seen almost a dozen children almost get hit,” Bishop said.

Monday’s meeting wasn’t the first time Bishop complained about the intersection.

He talked about the issue with Ottawa Police Chief Dennis Butler several months ago.

Butler said police monitored traffic with a speed display device, which displays an approaching vehicle’s speed, and didn’t find a chronic problem. Officers also patrolled the area, he said.

A speed display device recently was set up in the area again, but officers still are calculating data, Butler said.

Bishop also talked to Andy Haney, public works director for the city, about putting up signs for a school crosswalk at the intersection.

Haney said crews are pursuing that option. He suggested a crosswalk might be more effective at slowing traffic than stop signs.

“If we’re taking an incremental approach, we’re looking at making it a school crossing then take it from there,” Haney said.

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City sidewalk complaints could drive safety changes

By VICKIE MOSS, Herald Public Affairs Editor

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