Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell

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For fifteen years Burl Garnett, Jr. reluctantly put up with a 4-way “right turn only” traffic star in his neighborhood. Well, Burl decided he was not going to put up with it anymore! You see, the star intersection at 44th Avenue South and South Holly (the only one of its kind in the city) caused Burl, his neighbors and visitors to drive blocks out of their way because of the “right turn only” situation. Disobedience would often times result in a traffic citation. It suffices to say that Burl and his neighbors decided to take this matter into their own hands and correct the situation.

In January of 2009 Burl successfully gathered enough signatures for a petition to have the traffic star changed to a traffic circle that would allow turns in all directions. However, he encountered bureaucratic roadblocks at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) which made it difficult for the neighborhood’s request to have the star removed become a reality. Burl placed a call to my office for help. My staff assisted Burl along with SDOT’s Tracy Burrows and Luke Korpi in making the star become a circle. But the real hero in this is Burl Garnett, Jr. I commend him for his tenacity to get this job done. Great job Burl!

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