closed #76285
Traffic Related Complaints
S SYCAMORE
- Case Date:
- 11/18/1996
Crosswalks and Stop Bars in Sycamore Knolls need repainting.
Crosswalks and Stop Bars in Sycamore Knolls need repainting.
Debbie Vollmer (in Engineering Dept.) took the complaint on 11-8-96 concerning an unsafe corner @ Henderson & 2nd. Mr. Goldsmith says there are accidents happening @ the corner of 2nd & Henderson because when traveling west on 2nd St. approaching Henderson there is a small hill which once a driver crest this hill they do not have time to stop for the stop sign. Many cars are driving thru the intersection without stopping and/or there are accidents happening.
SPEEDING PROBLEM ALONG SOUTH ROCKPORT ROAD. WOULD LIKE POLICE TO MONITOR.
He called to offer support of the letter sent by Tom Frohman re: the problems associated with the Park and Ride program at Bryan Park. He lives on the corner of Maxwell and Manor and feels it is quite unsafe for the people who walk that street (to get to the park) to have to negotiate around parked cars. Also the people visiting the park in cars don't have places to park. IU should bear more of the responsibility.
He says that the house to the south of him is a rental and the people park in the alley, blocking it., and then cars drive around them on his property. He would like to install some sort of curbing but does not know where the edge of the alley is.
Citizen says he was traveling north on N Old SR 37 towards Dolan. Says he was in a passing zone attempting to pass a white and blue sanitation truck. Says the truck swerved over into his lane and ran him off the road causing a flat tire and bent rim. Said he was attempting to pass 3 vehicles and sanitation truck was in the middle. Wants City to repair his vehicle.
Citizen says he was traveling north on N Old SR 37 towards Dolan. Says he was in a passing zone attempting to pass a white and blue sanitation truck. Says the truck swerved over into his lane and ran him off the road causing a flat tire and bent rim. Said he was attempting to pass 3 vehicles and sanitation truck was in the middle. Wants City to repair his vehicle.
Citizen (who is a candidate for County Commissioner), claims Sanitation truck has been speeding through his neighborhood. Says he has seen this at least twice, even at times that are not collection days for that area.
Citizen works for Wininger Stolberg, developers of Winslow Farms. Claims that today and on 2 previous occasions, City recycling truck has been driving through Laurelwood like "a bat out of hell." Says he has yelled at the drivers but gotten no response. Says this is dangerous because of kids in the area.
There is a north/south alley that runs between 7th & 8th Streets behind Keller Heating & Cooling. There is another east/west alley that intersects the n/s alley ending in the Johnson Creamery parking lot. Sharon states that one of their employee trucks were recently hit using these alleys. Sharon feels that the intersection is dangerous if you have vehicles coming from different directions. She would like for the City to look at these alleys to see if there is anything the city or owners co