A Port Orchard resident told the City Council that repeated speeding on McCormick Woods Drive is creating an imminent public-safety hazard and urged the city to install electronic speed enforcement.
"It is the exact same thing when they're traveling 50, 60, 70 miles an hour down McCormick Woods Drive, which is 25 miles an hour," Lisa Torren said during the meeting's public-comment period. "It is going to happen here if you guys don't do something."
Torren, who identified herself as a recent Port Orchard resident, said she and neighbors experience daily high speeds, excessive road noise and the presence of pedestrians, strollers, seniors, runners, bicyclists and golf carts near the roadway. She said she emailed councilmembers previously and received responses from councilmembers she named but argued that the responses did not lead to measurable action.
Torren urged the city to adopt an electronic ticketing system to deter speeders, saying patrols alone are insufficient: "Without pain, they will ignore you, a 100%." She told the council that the road’s status as an evacuation route had been cited as a limiting factor for enforcement; she said the immediate risk of fatality from speeding felt more urgent than evacuation concerns.
Councilmembers present did not make a formal commitment during the public-comment portion to adopt automated enforcement. The meeting record shows no vote or directive on the request; follow-up appeared to be left for staff or later discussion.
The remarks occurred during the meeting’s first public-comment period. Port Orchard residents who raised safety concerns said they want the council to provide a clear, written plan and timeline for any enforcement or engineering changes affecting McCormick Woods Drive.