Almost five years ago, the Albany City Council turned down a recommendation to put stop signs on Elm Street at 12th Avenue. Now the subject has popped up again.
Ward 1 Councilwoman Steph Newton-Azorr, who was not yet on the council in November 2020, brought it up.
At Monday’s council work session, she asked that the city staff look into making the corner of 12th and Elm a four-way stop. It’s a matter of traffic safety, she said, especially for children who have to cross Elm on their way to and from Takena Elementary school…