Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Traffic Safety topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Green Bay police report: winter reduced crashes but one fatality on Cherry Street; enforcement stepped up
Summary
Sergeant Hamill told a City of Green Bay committee that winter weather and a recent speed task force helped lower crash numbers but noted one fatality on Cherry Street; the committee received the February traffic report and placed it on file.
The City of Green Bay committee on Monday received a February traffic and enforcement report from the police department, which said winter weather and targeted enforcement have reduced crashes but that one fatality occurred on Cherry Street.
"We just had 1 fatal on Cherry Street," the sergeant reported, summarizing preliminary year-end figures. The presentation noted a recent speed task force, several traffic grants and increased high-visibility enforcement aimed at speeding hotspots, including an intersection in Richmond and areas near South Ashley and Mason Street redesigns intended to slow vehicles.
The sergeant said the traffic division remains understaffed and has operated with one vacancy for roughly 18 months, limiting the department’s ability to expand specialty enforcement until new hires are brought on. He also said officers made a large number of stops during a recent three-hour operation downtown.
The report included citation data provided by staff: the sergeant cited roughly $43,000 in citations issued on North Washington and about $4,800 on South Washington in the calendar review, and described the higher fine for a no stopping/no standing violation as about $56. Committee members asked staff to clarify and provide formal, written PD analysis at the next meeting so the committee could weigh safety benefits against operational and budget impacts.
The committee voted to receive and place the report on file; no follow-up policy changes were decided at the meeting. The committee set a follow-up request for a formal PD comment to be attached to the next meeting agenda.
