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Residents urge council to install speed bumps and other traffic-calming after crashes on School Street and Terrace
Summary
Multiple residents told the council that motorists frequently speed through School Street, Terrace and other local cut-throughs, reported a hit-and-run that hospitalized a neighbor and urged temporary and permanent traffic-calming measures including speed bumps and targeted studies.
Residents from multiple blocks pressed Green Tree Borough Council on Jan. 6 to address speeding, cut-through traffic and truck traffic on School Street, Terrace and surrounding streets, saying recent crashes have injured residents and creating an unsafe environment for children.
Frank Pickers, who gave his address during the hearing of citizens, told council “everyone flies on down the street. Kids are gonna get killed,” and asked the borough to consider speed bumps, including temporary devices to test effectiveness. Chris Lee said someone on that street had been hospitalized after a…
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