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It’s been a rough week for the Democratic establishment-backed ticket in District 37. First Palisades Park Mayor Christopher Chung dropped out of the Assembly after a scathing Comptroller’s Office report on his town’s governance. Then Assembly candidate Alexandra Soriano-Taveras dropped out over her comments about boycotting businesses on Teaneck’s Cedar Lane.
sschulwitz@thealpenanews.com
There is going to be a slight change in how motorists in Alpena will navigate the intersection at Miller Street and 2nd Avenue.
During Monday’s meeting, the Alpena Municipal Council voted 5-0 to remove the traffic light, which is blinking yellow and red, and utilize stop signs on both sides of Miller Street.
Council has been considering a change to the busy intersection after there were concerns expressed from All-Saints School about the risk of accidents and risks to pedestrians.
Council had several options. It could leave the intersection as it is, make it a four-way stop, or make it a two-way stop. The flow of traffic should be more smooth, and less confusing than it is now, while not posing an added threat to students who walk in the area before and after school.
sschulwitz@thealpenanews.com
ALPENA The Alpena Municipal Council on Monday delayed a vote on changing the traffic light at the intersection of Miller Street and 2nd Avenue, the scene of multiple crashes near a school.
The council on Monday requested additional crash information from Police Chief Joel Jett.
The city’s assistant engineer, Steve Shultz, issued a proposal that would change the current blinking red-and-yellow light to one that cycles through three colors. It would also add buttons for pedestrians to hold traffic while they cross the busy streets.
Since 2010 at that intersection, 26 collisions resulted in 12 injuries, including one person who was seriously injured, Jett told the council. There have been three crashes so far this year.