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The College Area Community Council plans to discuss a Ventura College facilities plan and receive a presentation from Ventura Tree Alliance during an online meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Presenters include Christy Weir, former Ventura mayor, of the Ventura Tree Alliance. She will discuss how residents can get involved in urban forestry.
The council represents residents in District 3, between Dunning Street and Lemon Grove Avenue to the west and Hill Road to the east, north of Highway 126.
Interested participants should visit http://collegeareacouncil.com/wp to be added to the mailing list.
Wes Woods II covers West County for the Ventura County Star. Reach him at wesley.woodsii@vcstar.com, 805-437-
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Subscriber only A Palmwoods mother who kickstarted a campaign for safer roads in her community says she s fed up with political tactics at play . Jocelyn Anderson started a petition as a last-ditch effort to improve safety in what she says is a life or death situation in the small hinterland town. So far, Ms Anderson s petition has amassed 1198 signatures. The community s concerns over the road safety in the increasingly busy area prompted the Sunshine Coast Daily launch the Pave the way for Palmwoods campaign to fight for urgent safety upgrades. Sunshine Coast Daily s Pave the way for Palmwoods campaign.
A shared zone for pedestrians and cars travelling through the middle of a hinterland town has been floated as a potential solution to its current traffic problems. The suggestion comes as Palmwoods residents plead with the State Government to urgently upgrade several of the town s intersections and slow the flow of traffic before someone is killed . The areas residents regard in most need of improvements include: The intersection of Woombye Palmwoods and Chevallum roads and Jubilee Drive under the railway bridge; The Churchill Street and Palmwoods Montville Road intersection; and The Dunning Street and Palmwoods-Montville Road intersection As well as the speed drivers travel throughout the town.
Sunshine Coast Daily Pave the way for Palmwoods campaign logo. It comes as the Sunshine Coast Daily launches the Pave the way for Palmwoods campaign calling for much-needed road upgrades in the growing community. Ms Kellie, 42, was two months out of work after suffering from a concussion, memory loss and migraines after the crash at the rail bridge intersection in Palmwoods in October 2020. The car was a write off. I hit the brakes but it was too late, Ms Kellie said. I was just in shock. The mother-of-one who moved to Nanango after the crash has urged authorities to fix the intersection before someone is killed .