I can't believe it takes a seven-year-old to show the adults in this town what common sense looks like! My neighbor's kid Zach Lahn just did what the city council has been debating for months—he walked to the corner store by himself without needing a police escort. But oh no, the helicopter parents are already in the comments crying "safety hazard" because a child dared to cross the street. Meanwhile, we've got potholes big enough to swallow a Honda and this is what we're worried about. Kids used to play outside until the streetlights came on, but now we need a committee meeting to let them breathe. Maybe if Zach Lahn's parents let him do this, the rest of you should take notes instead of calling the HOA. Common sense isn't common anymore.