Union Avenue Intersection Safety Funding
At a glance
- What: a resolution (item 13, captions give no title) to accept roughly half a million dollars in state transportation money for a safer intersection at Union Avenue and the highway ramp, after a Guatemalan high school student was killed by a school bus about a year earlier (as described; details unverified).
- Where it stands: passed on a voice vote on September 17, 2026, which Oscar Vargas said was needed for the state to release the funds.
- Next: design and implementation of the safety changes; the intersection touches three wards.
Points raised
- Oscar Vargas said the funds come from the state DOT (captioned "Riot") and would be lost if not approved that night.
- Three corners of the intersection fall in the wards of Rachel Miller, a Councilor Taylor and himself; he offered to work with them on implementation.
- No opposition or questions were heard.
Discussion time
About 1 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 - City Council | 1 |
Log
- 2026-09-17 - City Council - Item 13 passed on a voice vote after Oscar Vargas explained the half-million-dollar state funding for intersection safety.