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Blaine Avenue Residents Still Want Traffic Changes
It may not be the largest showing of residents, or one representative of the largest section of the city, but a Galesburg woman who says she represents a majority of her neighbors isn't taking "no" for an answer.

The Galesburg City Council Monday night again heard from Blaine Avenue resident Kelly El Moudden, who is none too pleased with the City's Transportation Advisory Committee again recommending against turning Blaine Avenue into a one-way road -- a way, residents believed, would make their road safer, even though Blaine is a popular backroad for those getting around the East Main Street railroad crossing.

El Moudden, who admits that idea wasn't her favorite, suggests that if a one-way won't happen, something should. "This is the City Council and the city managers -- you guys have other options that we may not know about as citizens on the street," El Moudden said. "I just wanted everybody to know that...most of my neighbors are all concerned still, and are kind of at the point where they're accepting 'nothing can be done' because they feel like they can't fight City Hall."

One resident, however, suggested that the city council shouldn't just make a change to a street just for the sake of change, because it effects the entire city.

Mayor Gary Smith suggested that if aldermen want the issue and any sort of change to Blaine Avenue on the agenda, they need to get it to the city manager soon.
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