Seymour City Council: Seymour council approves two-hour Miller Lane parking ban to improve school-child safety

Seymour City Council: The Seymour City Council unanimously approved an ordinance banning parking on both sides of Miller Lane, from Southline Drive to the southernmost school drive, for two hours each day. The measure passed both first and second readings in the January 12 meeting and is intended to reduce congestion and protect students, though council members raised enforcement and apartment-resident concerns. The council also advanced a salary ordinance on first reading to restore an SMSU clothing allowance omitted from the 2026 salary ordinance and add $1 to the annual salary of a first-class firefighter, bringing it in line with the police patrolman certified-salary rate. Councilman Seth Davidson was unanimously elected 2026 council president. No vote or policy action was recorded on concerns about FLOCK safety cameras or police fingerprint readers.
• Seymour City Council: Seymour City Council passed the Miller Lane no-parking ordinance on both readings, prohibiting parking on both sides of the road from Southline Drive to the southernmost school drive for two hours per day.
• Seymour City Council: The parking restriction is aimed at student safety, while members discussed enforcement, congestion, and possible effects on apartment residents.
• Seymour City Council: Seymour City Council advanced an amendment to the 2026 salary ordinance restoring the SMSU clothing allowance and adding $1 to the annual salary of a first-class firefighter.
• Seymour City Council: Councilman Seth Davidson was elected president of the Common Council for 2026.
• Seymour City Council: Residents and officials raised concerns about FLOCK safety cameras, including potential vulnerabilities and liabilities, but the meeting record contains no council action on the issue.
• Seymour City Council: Police fingerprint readers were reported to be operational but of limited usefulness because they access a county database described as reaching back only to 2020; officers must obtain permission before fingerprinting.