Sunbury Police Chief Howard presented speed sign and enforcement data Wednesday and council heard residents pressing for traffic-calming measures on North Miller Drive.

The chief said the city’s newer speed signs store data remotely and that the two-week data sets available for North Miller Drive indicate a speeding issue; some older signs do not collect data wirelessly and required manual downloads. “We probably have an issue over there with speeding,” Chief Howard said of North Miller Drive based on the most recent sign data.

Council members said residents had met with them asking for speed bumps on North Miller Drive, and they noted factors such as road width and high-school-related traffic. The chief reported that enforcement activity has resulted in a lower percentage of warnings than in prior years: “We’re still issuing 65% warnings,” he said, and characterized the volume of stops as at an all-time high post-pandemic.

Council discussed options including returning portable signs to problem locations, placing a permanent sign in a school zone, and pursuing more permanent traffic-calming measures. No formal traffic-calming measure was adopted Wednesday; staff said they will continue to collect data and review possible engineering or enforcement responses.