Council asked to deal w/ safety, sanitation issues in Aguila St

The city council has tasked the Dizon-Manzanillo Subdivision barangay council to craft an ordinance regulating Aguila Street.
The street is a subject of numerous complaints on safety and sanitation by residents in the barangay. 
In his letter to the city government, Punong Barangay George Banayos said cars would speed through the street and that “noisy” individuals going to and coming from the pubs located in the vicinity would litter on the way.
Concerned residents have proposed to put up gates on both ends of the road and to close it from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. to prevent unruly and rowdy individuals from entering the area. They also said portions of the road are being used as parking area, causing inconvenience to the residents.
The neighbors said they are willing to shell out for the hiring of security guards who will man the gates.
In a forum with the city council last Nov. 15, Gloria Blando, a resident along Aguila St., said there had been incidents of theft, gunpoint robbery, and drunk driving, to name a few, in the neighborhood due to unrestricted access to the street.  
Blando said she is concerned about their safety and appealed to the council members to address their plight. 
The council members, however, opposed the idea of closing the street as it is used as an access road by residents in the adjoining neighborhoods.
Instead, the councilors urged the barangay officials to conduct a public consultation for the purpose of crafting and enacting a barangay ordinance that would regulate the street.
Meanwhile, Banayos said there are only two assigned tanod in the barangay. 
In the resolution, the councilors also tasked the commander of Police Substation 2 to assign personnel to patrol the area fronting Agrix Building and to maintain police visibility until 2 a.m. – Jordan G. Habbiling