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Joshua Type B EDC approves radar speed sign for Waterford Way, accepts Oct. 14 minutes
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Joshua Type B Economic Development Corporation unanimously approved buying a radar speed sign for the new park area on Waterford Way, accepted Oct. 14, 2024 meeting minutes and heard brief budget and playground updates.
The Joshua Type B Economic Development Corporation on Jan. 13 voted unanimously to purchase a solar-powered radar speed sign for Waterford Way ahead of a new park opening and accepted the meeting minutes from Oct. 14, 2024.
The action on the radar sign followed staff discussion of ongoing speed concerns on Waterford Way, a relatively wide, straight residential street that leads to the park site. A staff member described the existing unit on Main Street as effective and said the proposed unit is solar powered, programmable and can collect traffic counts and speed data to guide future choices. The staff member called a recent youth fishing event “wildly successful.”
The board heard a brief financial update for December 2024. A staff member said there were no significant changes and reported, verbatim from the meeting transcript, that the EDC was “sitting on 1.6 in fund balance.” The transcript did not specify a unit (for example, $1.6 million or $1,600), and the meeting did not clarify that figure.
On the radar-sign purchase, the transcript records a motion to approve the center-line model and a unanimous vote to proceed; the recorded purchase amount in the meeting transcript appears as “$75.55.38,” which is garbled and not otherwise specified at the meeting. The staff member said the sign would be installed by public works if approved and that installing the unit would require a budget amendment because the purchase was not included in the current budget.
Board members also received an update on playground equipment for the new park. A staff member said the playground truck was expected to arrive from Georgia later in the week, but noted the contract allows the vendor 60 days to complete installation. The board discussed the possibility of calling a special meeting to decide on shade structures; staff said using the playground installer for shade could save mobilization fees and that a quote was pending.
No other formal actions were recorded. The meeting opened at about 4:02 p.m. and adjourned at about 4:11 p.m.
Votes at a glance • Approval of Oct. 14, 2024 meeting minutes: motion recorded and accepted; outcome: approved (unanimous). Details not specified in transcript. • Purchase of solar radar speed sign (center-line model) for Waterford Way: motion recorded to approve; outcome: approved (unanimous). Purchase amount appears in the transcript as “$75.55.38” (amount unclear/garbled); a budget amendment was noted as required.
