Councilman Timmy urges stepped-up enforcement on leash laws and crosswalk safety

Councilman Timmy used his council report at the Sept. 29 meeting to raise two neighborhood-safety issues: dogs off-leash in city parks and unsafe crosswalk behavior on Chinook Drive.

"People are walking their animals in the parks. Some people are afraid to bring their dogs through the parks because of these loose animals running loose," Timmy said, urging staff to "step up" enforcement. He also described crosswalks on Chinook Drive with flashing signs where motorists repeatedly do not stop, saying, "People don't abide by them...someone's gonna get hurt." He asked staff to review possible enforcement or engineering responses.

Council and staff acknowledged the reports; the transcript does not show a specific directive or budgeted action in the excerpt provided.