Committee recommends pilot sensory‑impaired child advisory sign; board review set for April

The Village of Cross Plains public safety committee recommended installing one advisory “sensory impaired child” sign as a pilot and asked staff to place the issue on the Village Board agenda in April for further consideration. Chair (identified in committee materials as the meeting lead) made the motion to move a single sign forward for board review, emphasizing a limited test rather than an immediate village‑wide policy change: “I think if it saves somebody's life,” the Chair said in support of the pilot.

Committee members reviewed a draft sign application and raised operational questions about follow‑up and long‑term maintenance — who would remove a sign if a family moves, whether there should be a limit on how many signs are allowed, and whether the village should adopt a policy or an ordinance. One member noted the village’s draft was “informational” rather than regulatory and that the attorney might recommend transferring language into an ordinance if the board wants enforcement power.

Members also discussed affidavit requirements included in sample applications, which would require applicants to confirm residency for a set period. The committee asked staff to provide a sign image and the application language in the packet for the next meeting; one member said they would include a picture as part of the memo.

Next steps: staff will place the recommendation for a one‑sign pilot on the April Village Board agenda, supply a picture and the proposed application language, and seek the board’s direction on whether a pilot or a formal policy/ordinance is preferred. No formal ordinance change was adopted at this meeting.