HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Request from Sam Pritchard to be on agenda - traffic on Kellogg Avenue 912 Kellogg Ave.
Ames, IA 50010
3 June 1990
Dear Mayor Curtis and Members of Ames City Council:
This letter is to formally request a time to address the Ames City Council
at the 14 June meeting.
I wish to speak about the number of recent traffic accidents on Kellogg
Avenue, the rate of speed at which traffic flows on Kellogg Avenue, and
the increasing danger that both of these threats pose to our children.
Presently, Kellogg Avenue--from 9th to 13th in particular--is used as a short
cut to and from the hospital and the clinic, and to and from Grand and Duff.
The reason, obviously, is that one may travel from 9th and Duff to 13th and
Grand, or vice versa, with only one stop. I do not believe this is possible
using any other route; or should I say that using any other route forces
one to rely on the timing of the traffic lights.
Add this cross town traffic to the hospital and clinic traffic and it is
easy to see why I myself have witnessed four accidents on one corner alone--
and in the last three months.
Granted, time and convenience are important, but neither can compare to the
health and safety of our children. And I can tell you, both calmly and with
anger, that when a car comes to rest in the middle of someone's front lawn,
as recently happened, we have lost what small measure of safety we are able
to provide our children.
Therefore, I ask that stop signs replace all yield signs in this neighborhood
immediately.
Second, I ask that speed limit and children at play signs be posted immediately.
Third, I ask that the City Manager make every reasonable effort to immediately
change the traffic patterns on Kellogg Avenue, that he seriously consider
the use of 4-way stops and a reduction in the speed limit. This is, afterall,
a residential neighborhood.
Finally, I ask that Larry Ash, Scott Logan, and Steve Shanker be asked to attend
this meeting. I have already spoken with each of these men and made specific
requests. Frankly, my fear is that we will fail to act with due speed. And
I tell you, in all honesty, that if one of our children is hurt or killed as we
wait, I shall not let you forget it. It is our responsibility to act, and to
act now.
Sincerely,
Samuel Elias Pritchard
I have read the attached letter and offer my support to its statement.
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