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Millis Select Board weighs reinstating crossing guards as residents call for safer streets
Summary
Select Board members, the police chief and residents debated whether to reinstate school crossing guards after the town installed automated crosswalk signals. Police said staffing and budget constraints led to the shift; parents urged renewed efforts to find reliable personnel.
Millis Select Board members and the police chief on June 9 debated whether to reinstate school crossing guards after the town installed automated crosswalk signals and paused the guard program when applicants became scarce.
The discussion grew out of parent emails and social media complaints about pedestrian safety on Main Street and nearby crossings. Police Chief Safire told the board the department previously advertised the crossing-guard posts repeatedly without success and that automated crosswalk signals had been installed to provide 24/7 protection when staffing was not available. "Installing the automated crosswalk signals throughout town improved safety for all residents at all times of the day, every…
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