While there is no shortage of reasons to engage in a conversation with one’s local government, Leslie Medina of Woodburn did so for what she determined to be a potentially life-and-death issue.

Medina’s concern centered around her neighborhood in south Woodburn, where cars crashing into homes have been a sight visited too frequently. She initially reached out electronically on the day after Mother’s Day, then she followed up by visiting Woodburn City Council on Monday, May 22.