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Residents press Springfield supervisors for action after repeated crashes, board orders speed surveys
Summary
Neighbors in the Old East York area urged the Springfield Township Board of Supervisors to address speeding and cut-through traffic after multiple recent crashes; police assigned extra patrols and staff said traffic speed surveys and permit-driven calming measures are the next steps.
Neighbors at the Springfield Township Board of Supervisors meeting on Oct. 24 urged the board to act after repeated crashes and near-misses in Old East York.
"Cars have been in my front yard twice," resident Aaron Catherman told the board, describing a recent T-bone collision and other incidents near a neighborhood bus stop. Chief (unnamed) confirmed two recent accidents at that corner and said officers were assigned to the area for at least a two-week patrol period to reevaluate enforcement needs.
The meeting included several residents’ accounts of dangerous…
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