Guest Column: Safe streets put pedestrians first — not cars
“My son was just walking to a friend’s house, doing what millions of children do every day. He had his whole life ahead of him. That life was stolen from him.”
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The meeting also featured a discussion and possible action item related to land at Lakeland Town Square promised to the city for municipal use.
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