Closure proposal goes to Pomona council
POMONA - The Pomona City Council on Monday will address a proposal to close Monroe Street where it meets Orange Grove Avenue.
Council members will have three options to chose from, according to a city staff report.
The options include:
• Approve a resolution that says closing the street would conform with the city's general plan.
• Direct city personnel to conduct a traffic study and identify the impacts tied to closing the street.
• Deny the request.
Area residents requested the closure due to concerns related to the number of vehicles as well as their speed in the area.
In 2006, public works personnel installed speed humps on Monroe between Orange Grove and McKinley Avenue as well as a stop sign at Monroe and Bradford Street.
The installations did not entirely resolve the problem, according to the report.
The Planning Commission in April rejected the proposal.
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