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Council welcomes citizen offer to buy traffic counter, agrees to collect speed data for ODOT outreach
Summary
A resident offered to purchase a traffic‑count/speed‑data device to gather evidence for ODOT about speeding on Highway 101 through Wheeler. Council reached consensus to accept the offer, subject to privacy and legal review by staff.
Kevin (citizen) proposed the city accept a donated traffic counter and speed‑data device to collect objective traffic counts and speed information along Highway 101 through Wheeler. He said the device provides standardized reports showing hourly volumes and speed distributions and that the system owner retains raw data locally.
Councilors welcomed the proposal as a way to move from anecdote to demonstrable evidence to present to ODOT; several members stressed the need to review privacy implications and data retention policies before collection. One councilor noted the city lacks a court or enforcement capacity for issuing citations but said aggregated data could support requests for ODOT mitigation measures.
Council reached consensus to proceed with the offer and asked staff to coordinate placement, legal/privacy review and partnerships (Public Works and Economic Development) so the device can collect usable data to support future requests to state agencies.
Next steps: staff will work with Kevin to identify placement, confirm data privacy and chain‑of‑custody procedures, and prepare a plan to present results to ODOT and state representatives.
