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Longmeadow Drive resident presses Airmont for anti-dumping sign and traffic-calming on dead-end street
Summary
At the April 7 meeting, resident Ron Roberti asked the board to address repeated illegal dumping and high-speed traffic on the dead-end Longmeadow Drive, requesting a no-dumping sign, speed control and greater police attention.
Ron Roberti, a resident of Longmeadow Drive, said at the April 7 meeting that his dead-end street of about seven houses has become a recurring dumping site and that vehicles—including school buses—are traveling the block at high speed.
‘‘Not the people on the block were having vehicles come down there at all times of day and night, and they're using it for a garbage dump,’’ Roberti told the board. He said he reported the piles of trash to police and that an officer brought photos but that the material remains: ‘‘There's mattresses, there's garbage bags...it's actually been a month. There's actually more garbage down there.’’
Roberti asked the village to install a no-dumping sign and suggested a solar-activated sign with a camera, noting the area terminates near the former Blue Rio Day Camp. He also urged speed control devices, saying drivers ‘‘come down there…like a bat out of hell’’ and that school buses have struck lawns while turning.
Trustees asked staff and police to look into the complaints. A board member suggested residents consider doorbell cameras; Roberti said most neighbors do not have them. The village said it would ‘‘look into it’’ and invited Roberti to provide contact information for follow-up.
No formal enforcement action or schedule was adopted at the meeting; trustees asked staff to investigate signage, police patrol patterns and possible traffic-calming options for the dead-end street.
