The oddly shaped intersection of Grand Avenue and Birch Street received some attention during Tuesday's City Council meeting, with an area resident speaking to the council during the Public Comment portion of the meeting.

Diana, a resident on Grand Ave., reported that while in Florida last winter police had to call to let her know that a car had left the roadway and gone into her living room. Needless to say, that constitutes a bad day.

At the same time that the Saratogian's Emily Donohue was reporting on the troubled intersection (while I was away on my vacation), the city was taking other precautions, such as putting up warning signs, and beginning a traffic study at the intersection.

At Tuesday's meeting, Commissioner of Public Safety Ron Kim noted that next steps involve a survey of the intersection, with an eye toward possibly placing some curbing in the center of the intersection, to force lower speeds. No one mentioned this at the meeting, but such an addition could also serve as a refuge for pedestrians crossing Grand Ave. Kim noted that most traffic accidents at the intersection involve people from out of town. Anecdotal evidence would suggest that drinking may also be a factor.