Resident says the city isn't enforcing its street-basketball-hoop ban near where kids were hit by a car
Who it touches: Residents near 2505 South 11th and a Half Street, and anyone in a neighborhood where a basketball hoop set up in the street forces cars to swerve around it.
Terre Haute resident Douglas Hollingsworth told the council that neighbors near his home keep setting up basketball hoops in the street — including one block from where children were previously hit by a car — while cars drive 30 to 40 miles per hour past them.
He said he had looked up the city ordinance banning basketball hoops in the street but that code enforcement isn't acting on it, and that he'd seen the same problem in multiple spots around town on his way to the meeting.
Sources
- Douglas Hollingsworth identifies himself and his street0:01:57 (1 minute 57 seconds)
- Describes the ordinance and the nearby car-vs-child incident0:02:05 (2 minutes 5 seconds)
- Asks whether code enforcement or police can act0:02:41 (2 minutes 41 seconds)
- Council closes public comment and moves to the next item with no response0:03:04 (3 minutes 4 seconds)
Outcome
No council response or referral recorded; public comment closed and the meeting moved on
No council member or staff responded during the meeting; public comment closed and the council moved on to the next item without a referral or follow-up recorded.
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