Police present speed study; board approves permanent Mill Street speed sign
A Mill Street speed study showed heavy compliance northbound but higher southbound speeds; Police Chief Small recommended and the board approved installing a permanent speed sign on the north end of Mill Street to slow incoming traffic.
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Police Chief Small presented results of a Mill Street speed study showing that at the South location northbound traffic was mostly compliant with the 25 mph limit — "over 2,600 of the 3,026 vehicles traveling at or below 25 mph" — while southbound traffic showed more vehicles in the 26–35 mph range. At the north location, speeds leaving town were higher, with substantial counts in the 26–35 mph ranges.
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