I am a resident who lives on Prairie Avenue. My family moved here about nine years ago. We live close to the corner of Grant and have witnessed about six or seven car crashes. When we saw the third car crash, this was when I wanted to take action, so I sent an email out asking the village of Brookfield about adding a stop sign or something to fix the issue. They emailed me back saying they couldn’t add a stop sign because it would prompt people to stop on the tracks. 

Later they came up with the plan to widen Grant and push back the parking spots. But they still haven’t fixed the speeding issue. I will be outside of my house and see people speeding down our street. I find this an issue because it makes me worry for the wildlife that live around Brookfield and there are a couple of outdoor cats. I hope that the speeding issue will be resolved soon because I’m getting my license soon and will have to park on Prairie Avenue.

Rowan Froemel
Brookfield