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City explores opening middle-school gate and other steps to ease Boys & Girls Club pickup traffic
Summary
City staff, the police department and the city intern manager reported plans to relocate speed-trailer equipment, monitor High School Avenue, and explore opening the Stewart Middle School gate so Boys & Girls Club pickup traffic can exit to Georgia Avenue; staff scheduled follow-ups with the superintendent and the club.
City staff presented measures to address traffic and speeding near the Boys & Girls Club and described several short-term and mid-term options under consideration.
Jody Kugler, development director for the City of Stuart, said staff met with the Boys & Girls Club director to discuss traffic, speeding and parking concerns on High School Avenue. The police department repositioned a speed trailer to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and planned to move a speed sign to High School Avenue to monitor conditions for two weeks. The chief said officers will increase enforcement in the area as resources permit.
Kugler and Louis Boglioli (for the record) described a possible operational solution: opening an existing gate at Stuart Middle School would allow the Boys & Girls Club to route pickup traffic toward Georgia Avenue, which staff said would make circulation more natural and reduce use of High School Avenue for drop-off. Boglioli said he had a call scheduled with the superintendent on Monday to discuss gate access; he also observed the gates were open over the weekend and that the area is already striped to support the flow.
Police said they do not have recent vehicle-count data for High School Avenue and will check with county traffic staff for historical counts. The Boys & Girls Club director is exploring a crosswalk guard and other operational measures. Staff said they will continue to coordinate with the school district and the club and return with updates; no formal action or new spending was recorded at this meeting.
