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🌱 What changes neighbors want after another crash on West Church Street.

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  • What changes neighbors want after another crash on West Church Street.

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• Martinsville community demands change after accident leaves a neighbor without a car (wsls.com) — Neighbors in Martinsville's Five Points community are pushing the city for stronger traffic safety measures after a speeding vehicle smashed into a parked car outside a resident's home. Residents and the Martinsville-Henry County NAACP say homes sit dangerously close to heavy truck traffic on West Church Street and want changes beyond a past traffic study, including possible restrictions on downhill traffic.
   

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