HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 05-16 Citizen tells council: Intersection dangerous THE DISPATCH citizen tells council :
Intersection dangerous
A Maplewood citizen recently asserted,is caused by motorists'
described his appearance before making U-turns. "It's suicidal,"
V\ his City Council as a"mercy he said.
N mission." But Peterson,contended that
the problem has been created be-
Something needs to be done cause an intersection at High
about the dangerous intersection way 36 and Hazelwood Avenue,
at Highway 36 and English Ave- about a half-mile east of the
nue,Warren Peterson told the English intersection,has been
council. "I've seen more acci- closed.
dents and too many deaths."
"They(highway officials)
PETERSON,2257 ENGLISH thought that would prevent acci-
Ave.,told the council of a recent dents(at Hazelwood),"Peterson
three-car accident. "I think if said.But he added: "It(the
you checked your police records closed intersection)just moved
you'd find there are one to two them(the accidents).
accidents per week,"he said. Peterson suggested that it
of the problem,Peterson might be time to close the Eng-
Partlish intersection.