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Committee backs ordinance amendment to let Boys and Girls Club apply for alternative pedestrian safety measures
Summary
The committee recommended an ordinance amendment that would allow exemptions for locations without 300 residences so entities such as the Boys and Girls Club can apply for raised crosswalks or alternatives; staff noted the road failed criteria for a speed hump and a rapid-flashing beacon could cost about $45,000.
The Holyoke City Ordinance Committee on Jan. 8, 2025 voted to recommend an amendment to the city ordinance that would create an exemption process allowing organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club to apply for alternative pedestrian-safety measures where standard petition thresholds cannot be met.
Council President Trisha Murphy Ramboletti explained the Boys and Girls Club uses the crosswalk on Nick Cosmo Way to…
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