The streets in the West Vernon Place neighborhood of Merriam are slated to get sidewalks in the coming months — but some residents who live there are organizing to convince the city council to halt the project.
More than a dozen neighbors voiced their opposition to the project at the city’s May 13 council meeting. Most who spoke against the city adding sidewalks to West Vernon Place said their neighborhood has always been quiet and safe for them to walk on the street. “It will just destroy the neighborhood, as far as I’m concerned,” said Mary Thomas, a resident of West Vernon Place. “It just doesn’t look good. We would just really like to see that money spent somewhere else in Merriam. We love Vernon Place the way it is.”
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