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City manager to add rumble strips, permanent speed signs as council flags speeding problem
Summary
Bellbrook staff said the city will install flashing speed signs, explore raised rumble strips and consider other enforcement options after council members repeatedly flagged speeding on North Main and Little Sugar Creek.
City staff told Bellbrook City Council Monday they are taking a layered approach to address speeding complaints on North Main Street and Little Sugar Creek, including ordering permanent solar speed‑display signs, pursuing raised thermal rumble strips and evaluating other enforcement tools.
The city manager said staff found a signing device that permits replacement of faded sign faces and ordered permanent solar‑powered speed display signs similar to one on Possum Run. Staff also said they are getting contractor quotes for raised thermal rumble strips to increase driver awareness on approaches into town, and noted a portable sign would be replaced by a permanent installation at Little Sugar Creek.
Deputy Mayor Havens and other council members emphasized that speeding remains a persistent safety concern, particularly where speed limits drop sharply (for example, from 45 or 40 mph down to 25 mph within short distances). “We have a continued problem,” Havens said, and council discussed layered interventions that prioritize changing driver behavior rather than immediately escalating to automated enforcement.
Council and staff discussed other enforcement models used elsewhere, including Dayton’s approach of law enforcement‑operated citation programs and automated camera systems; city staff said some jurisdictions contract with outside vendors while others maintain law enforcement control. Staff also noted the city could use selective enforcement (targeted overtime assignments) if education and engineering measures do not produce satisfactory results.
No contract awards were approved Monday; staff said it will obtain quotes, finalize product choices and present recommendations to council for budgeting and procurement.
