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Residents press board on Sanford Street speeding; city testing mobile speed enforcement
Summary
A Sanford Street resident urged the board to tackle chronic speeding near Sanford Street School and suggested automated camera enforcement. Chief Smith and the mayor reported testing of a mobile speed camera and a recording trailer, funded in part with ARPA dollars, and said staff will study enforcement practices used elsewhere.
A Sanford Street resident told the Glens Falls Board of Public Safety that repeated collisions and regular speeding outside Sanford Street School are creating a safety hazard and urged the city to consider automated enforcement.
"Speed's been a big issue there," resident Brian Bickford said of Sanford Street, noting collisions with a fire hydrant, telephone poles and trees and describing heavy commercial vehicles using the narrow street. He said a 15 mph flashing sign near the school is regularly ignored and urged the installation of a camera that would photograph speeders.
Board members said the police department has been investigating traffic patterns and that technology to slow and ticket speeders is being tested. Chief Smith said the mobile speed camera is currently being tested near the high school and that the city invested roughly $250,000 in camera equipment using ARPA funds. "We were able to spend this out of ARPA money," the mayor said when describing funding for the device.
Board members asked the chief to research how other communities use automated enforcement, including the thresholds for warnings versus tickets. The chief also described a recording trailer in service and said staff will report back with examples from other municipalities and suggested enforcement language for the board and council to consider.
The resident and board agreed that slowing traffic near schools and at narrow residential streets is a priority. Any change to enforcement protocols or ticketing will require the board to recommend and the Common Council to adopt local rules or ordinances where needed.
Provenance: Sanford Street complaint during public comment at 00:02:00; police updates on camera testing and trailer during chief's report at 01:02:08.
