Resident urges speed cameras on McCormick Woods Drive after repeat speeding

A Port Orchard resident urged the City Council to address daily speeding on McCormick Woods Drive and asked the city to install automated speed enforcement. Lisa Torren, who identified herself as a recent Port Orchard resident, told the council that drivers routinely travel “50, 60, 70 miles an hour” on a street posted at 25 mph and that pedestrians, children in strollers, seniors and others are often beside the roadway. Torren said she had emailed council members and received responses from two councilmembers, but she said measurable steps by the city are overdue. “It is going to happen here if you guys don't do something,” she said, adding that electronic ticketing would be the most effective deterrent. Torren acknowledged the council had said the road is an evacuation route and that patrols are being used, but she said patrols cannot scale to the size of the problem. She urged the council to act before a serious crash or fatality occurs, saying the risk on McCormick Woods Drive is more immediate than evacuation concerns. Her comments came during the public comment period; the transcript records no formal council action or staff direction on installing speed cameras during the session.