WACO, Texas (KXXV) — For years, Colcord Avenue in Waco's Sanger Heights neighborhood has welcomed 3,000 to 4,000 trick-or-treaters on Halloween night. But this year, the popular destination faces a safety crisis after the neighborhood association decided it can no longer afford to pay for street closures and police presence.

Sanger Heights Neighborhood Association stopped paying for Colcord Avenue street closures and police presence on Halloween due to liability concerns, leaving 3,000-4,000 expected trick-or-treaters without official safety measures.

District 4 Councilmember Darius Ewing said the city's role wasn't clearly communicated and suggested potential traffic calming measures and possibly informal police presence as alternatives.

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