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Commissioners weigh speed humps and multi-site sidewalks; staff to return with costs and funding options
Summary
Commissioners discussed neighborhood traffic calming on Wildwood Parkway and plans to complete sidewalks on Buck Hewitt and Willows Road. Staff gave preliminary cost estimates and said they would return with refined numbers and options for timing and funding.
St. Mary's County commissioners discussed traffic-calming and pedestrian projects including speed humps on Wildwood Parkway and new sidewalks on Buck Hewitt and Willows Road during the May 14 budget work session.
Why it matters: the projects affect neighborhood safety, emergency response, and the capital budget; commissioners raised trade-offs between near-term capital spending and long-term debt amid state funding and other mandates.
Commissioners reported a citizens' forum that recommended speed humps for Wildwood Parkway to reduce speeding. County staff offered an estimate of about $85,000 to install 10–12 speed humps (roughly $5,000–$7,000…
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