"The speeding situation on Baptist Road, Methodist Road, Landing, and Fortescue is outrageous," said Nora Eller, who gave her address as 310 Methodist Road in Newport during the public comment portion of the meeting. "We have children that play there ... it is absolutely horrific."

Eller told the board she has contacted state police but that intermittent patrols have not solved the problem. She asked whether the county could install physical traffic calming measures such as speed bumps or change the blinking light at Fortescue and Landing Road to a full traffic signal.

County officials replied that some actions are constrained by state authority. A county speaker said, "Anytime you change an intersection ... you have to get permission from the state of New Jersey," and added the county will refer the matter to the county engineer for a traffic control review and reach out to partners including the New Jersey State Police, the Cumberland County Sheriff and the county Department of Public Works for signage and patrol options.

Officials also described previous attempts to address the area, including installing a flashing light, and cautioned that some measures can have counterintuitive effects. One staff speaker said engineers have found that flashing lights sometimes prompt drivers to speed up rather than slow down.

County staff suggested alternatives to speed bumps, which they identified as problematic for some drivers and insurance concerns. They discussed rumble strips as a lower‑profile option: "It's like thick paint ... it might be about a quarter inch high. What it does is it rumbles a little bit, but it's not a speed bump per se," a staff person said. The county also committed to passing Eller’s contact information to the engineer and returning a follow‑up call.

Eller said she and her partner moved to Cumberland for the area's quiet character and that recent construction traffic and heavy trucks have increased safety concerns. She asked county officials for specific points of contact and next steps; staff advised she also contact state representatives and her state senator and assembly members to advocate at the state level because speed limits and some traffic‑control devices fall under state jurisdiction.

The county recorded the request for follow up and said it would contact the resident once the engineer had reviewed the site.