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Newburgh council pauses expansion of speed tables after resident complaints, directs corridor study
Summary
Council members heard detailed complaints about noise, driveway safety and possible structural damage from an existing speed table on Jennings Street, approved one-time study direction rather than new installations and asked staff to fold a broader corridor traffic-calming review into an SS4A grant study.
Newburgh town officials heard lengthy public comment and council discussion Wednesday over a speed table installed on Jennings Street and opted to study the corridor further rather than immediately authorize new devices. Resident comments described increased noise and driveway-safety concerns after the device was installed; staff and the town engineer discussed alternatives while council members asked for more data before spending additional money.
The most immediate public comment came from a resident who said the speed table “has increased the noise to the level of noise pollution,” citing rumble from trucks and farm equipment and saying she can no longer carry on conversations in her front yard. She also said three cracks have appeared in the sunroom floor above the device since it went…
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