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Resident says county speed study for Old State Route 32 did not cover requested section
Summary
A Batavia-area resident told commissioners a county traffic study covered only part of the roadway his neighborhood requested, leaving residents concerned that the requested reduction to 35 mph may not be applied to the section they use.
A Clermont County resident told commissioners on Jan. 29 that a county-conducted speed study on Old State Route 32 covered a different segment than the one requested by residents, and that the outcome could leave homeowners with a higher posted speed than they expected.
Michael Maloney, who identified himself as a resident of 2277 Old State Route 32 in Batavia, told the board that about 50 families had signed a petition asking the county to reduce the speed limit from 45 mph to 35 mph over a stretch that runs from the top of the hill near the former Wine Miller farm to a point past East Fork Crossing entering East Fork Lake. Maloney said county staff performed a study but limited it to a different portion — “from the bottom of the hill up to Harold Road eastbound” — and did not study the additional 2.5 miles residents had requested.
“We asked for the top of the hill ... He did his speed study, but what he did is took it from the bottom of the hill up to Harold Road eastbound,” Maloney said. “There’s no way in the world you could read this and sign off on something like he gave you. That’s the problem.”
Maloney told the commissioners he submitted paperwork and signatures to the county engineer’s office but received no timely feedback until he called. He asked the commission to “get straightened out somehow” and said he would need to speak with the families who had signed the petition if the posted limit were to remain higher than they had sought.
Board President David L. Painter acknowledged Maloney’s remarks during public participation but did not take action on the request at the meeting. No formal motion or vote on changing the speed limit was recorded at the Jan. 29 session.
