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From: Linda Wenzl [
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 6:48 PM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.or >; Linda Wenzl <
Subject: Fwd: Broad Street corridor
January 26,2016
Dear council members and Mayor Harmon,
I have included a letter below that I sent in 2013. At that time I received responses from Mayor Marx,
councilmen Ashbaugh and Carpenter all stating that they had voted for funding for the safety issue
of the Broad Street Corridor. Evidently their vote was not sufficient enough to set this program in
motion. As stated, I have attended and been active in the pursuit of making our neighborhood safer
for over 20 years when my children attended Hawthorne School. You can know how much worse
things have gotten over the years and with each new development it gets worse.
Now, the families have changed but the challenge of accessing Broad as a driver, pedestrian
or on a bike are ever more frightening and frustrating.
Please take our latest attempt to heart. We have been patient. Again, we know the faces at
government keep changing, but we have not. Even if the proposal lacks total funding, perhaps
there could be a start maybe with at least two signals, which would lower the speed limit,
or lower the speed limit and put in a stopsign with a crosswalk - we'd appreciate any movement in this
direction.
Sincerely,
Linda and Michael Wenzl
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From: <
Date: Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 2:21 PM
Subject: Broad Street corridor
To: "
Hello, I have been a resident on the west side of Lawrence Drive since 1973. I've attended almost every pubic
forum regarding the safety of Broad/South street corridors along with my
neighbors. Even though our public officials have changed frequently,we have persevered in
our desire to make these streets safer, patiently waiting for promises while the problems
increase. You can imagine our disappointment when the council completely dismisses our
concerns. I realize that improvements such as light signals, stop signs, crosswalks, medians, curbs are tied to the
growth of businesses, but there have been a proliferation of new business without regard to its safety impact on
our neighborhood. What would it cost it simply lower the speed limits on each street? Three persons have been
slain by automobiles since I have
lived in the neighborhood trying to cross these streets,. With a school, park, churches,businesses in our vicinity,
shouldn't there be more concern for those pedestrians who use them?
j i .
Linda and Michael Wenzl
SLO, Ca
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