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Council approves temporary speed bumps on Ward Street after resident complaints
Summary
Following neighborhood requests and a petition signed by 75% of affected residents, the council approved placing two removable speed bumps on Ward Street; staff said they can be installed quickly and moved if needed.
The Town Council approved installing two temporary speed bumps on Ward Street after residents described high speeds and through-traffic in the corridor and submitted a petition signed by 75% of households on the stretch.
Staff told the council the petition met the town's speed hump policy requirements. Presentations described differences between rubber "speed bumps" (less expensive and removable but abrupt) and constructed "speed humps" (asphalt, more gradual, more costly, and requiring paving equipment). Residents said drivers use Ward Street as a cut-through and that increased traffic from nearby housing developments could worsen safety.
Several residents spoke in favor of the bumps; one said the neighborhood respects the devices and another asked the council to consider alternatives such as landscaping and road geometry. Councilors discussed starting with removable rubber bumps that can be relocated or removed if they prove too aggressive; one councilor opposed the motion because they preferred exploring other calming measures first. The motion carried with one recorded opposition; staff said the rubber bumps could be ordered immediately and installed next week.
