Two residents spoke about sound and safety concerns at the April 7 Providence Village Town Council meeting.
Resident Cisco Santiago discussed his experience with noise pollution caused by a lack of sound barriers by the Sprouts Farmers Market near his home.
“We've seen the destruction of that Greenbelt that was initially promised to be untouched, and with that, cutting down those trees, which amplified the noise pollution from 380 plus Sprouts regular daily business,” Santiago said.
He added that residents were promised a solution to the noise pollution but have not seen any action taken.
“Now it’s proposed that there’s a bike path or sidewalk from Hero Park to behind the Sprouts, which just further adds to that noise pollution and foot traffic,” Santiago said.
The traffic and noise continue day and night, he added.
Meghan Cutsumbis spoke regarding the same issue and asked for more information regarding the sidewalk behind Sprouts.
She mentioned potential safety concerns for that area’s sidewalk from the large trailers, trucks and other vehicles that frequent the area.
Town Manager Brian Roberson discussed updates to the sidewalk and bridge improvements project to the council, including funding after the town was not awarded a Tx-DOT grant to finance it.
The objective is to increase walkability for residents from residential to commercial areas.
The issue was brought to the Economic Development Corporation earlier that day to see if they could contribute to help fund the project.
During the EDC meeting, the organization agreed to contribute either 20% or $125,000, if 20% exceeds that cap, of the estimated total project cost, Roberson said.
Roberson said there is an additional $50,000 in funding from the Sprouts developer and that the agreement dates back several years.
Council members addressed residents' concerns about safety and noise by discussing the possibility of installing more street lighting and crosswalks and planting more trees to block noise.
The next step is to reach 90100% of the project’s design, which will then be presented to the council.
Then, it will go out for a closed bid.
At that time, staff will provide a recommendation to the council.
Roberson also shared that, as of April 6, the water meter change-out happening throughout the town is 85% complete.
He predicts the project should be finished by the end of April and said that more information on how to use the system will be provided to residents later.
Also, the town proclaimed April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month and encouraged residents to participate in prevention efforts to help strengthen the community.
“Every child deserves to grow up in a nurturing environment, free from abuse, neglect, violence and endangerment of any kind,” Mayor Linda Inman read. “Statistics of children who are abused and neglected continue to escalate each year. And the effects of child abuse are felt by the whole community and must be addressed by an entire community.”
Sadie Cortimilia with the Children Advocacy Center for North Texas accepted the proclamation, answered questions about the center and discussed volunteer opportunities.
