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Residents urge enforcement after town installs speed signs; traffic light at Jackson and Erie remains delayed
Summary
Public commenters praised new speed-feedback signs but asked about enforcement; council said the signs were paid from police seized funds, more signs are on order, targeted enforcement will be used, and the Jackson–Erie traffic light remains delayed by county scheduling and coordination with a rails-to-trails engineering project.
Residents told the Borough of Rutherford mayor and council on Feb. 24 that new solar speed-feedback signs are visible and helpful, but they want follow-through on enforcement and long-standing safety fixes at Jackson and Erie.
Frank Wilson of Montrose Avenue commended the newly installed speed signs and asked, “Are we gonna then issue tickets? … Are we planning on doing any enforcement?” He also described near-misses at a crosswalk near the park and urged more protection for pedestrians.
Pete Shiro of Hobart Avenue said he had been told the traffic light…
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