CHARLOTTE, Mich. — While it wasn’t specifically on last weeks ballot, infrastructure was a major issue in last week's election in Charlotte.
Now, with a newly elected Mayor and a freshly sworn in city council, that focus will only intensify.
”Number one is looking at the roads currently and looking a short and long-term solution,” incoming mayor Tim Lewis said.
Lewis has at least one ally on the new city council, District 1 Representative Jeff Christensen.
”Tim when he was mayor, he tried to address this subject, and he went no where with MDOT, because these are state highways, there will be a lot of different things that will feed into this,” Christensen said.
Christensen believes that one of the big problems is the amount of 18-wheeler traffic on downtown Charlotte’s main drag. Downtown shop owners like Keisha Howe agree.
”Unfortunately the semis, do drive too fast down here when they have to pull their J-brakes the light turns, it wiggles the streets and my mannequins fall right out the windows,” she said.
One of the solutions Christensen is looking at is a roundabout where Packard and Lansing Road connect. It's known as one of the more dangerous spots in town.
”Public safety is key here, working together with the city, and MDOT and all the other agencies," Christensen said. "I will be all for it, one life saved, is worth whatever we can put into."
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