Citizen claims a city employee in white 4 dr vehicle with municipal plates passed him on Grimes heading toward Henderson and caused him to run off the road. Says driver gave him the finger.
MCKEE STATED THAT HIS NEIGHBOR IS PARKING HIS CARS IN THE ALLEY AND BLOCKING IT FROM ANYONE TRYING TO DRIVE THROUGH IT. MCKEE HAD THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT COME OUT APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY WITH WHAT WAS THE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY AND WHAT WAS THE CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THE SIGNAL TIMING AT THE INTERSECTION OF BRYAN/THIRD/HIGH STREET NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. TRAFFIC OFF OF HIGH STREET GETS PRIORITY, THEN THE SIGNAL ON BRYAN STREET IS ONLY GREEN FOR LESS THAN 4 SECONDS (PEOPLE RUN THE INTERSECTION AT ALL TIMES. TONE STATED THAT IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
Concerned cars are sliding off curve, over curb on Pete Ellis Dr. between Bayside Dr. & RR tracks. Afraid kids will be hit standing there waiting fo the bus. Someone already hit the tree. (Complaint received by Debbie Vollmer - entered by D. Ball.
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.