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Residents press commissioners to keep speed-hump pilot on Gunpoint Road
Summary
Two residents urged the county to proceed with a planned speed-hump pilot on Gunpoint Road, reporting 27 signatures in favor and citing repeated speeding and near-miss incidents; they asked for better communication from county staff and said sheriff’s enforcement had increased.
Two Gunpoint Road residents used the public-comment period to press the commissioners to continue a proposed speed-hump pilot and to criticize the county’s communication about the process.
Laura Parker said she went door to door and collected 27 signatures in favor of speed humps after receiving short notice of a hearing. She told commissioners the neighborhood worries about speed and urged the county to carry out the pilot program as planned, noting the sheriff’s office had conducted targeted enforcement and issued tickets.
“My concern is that it shouldn't just get shut down — you all had agreed to do a pilot program, and I think we need to go through with it,” Parker said, describing safety concerns and neighborhood support.
Dennis Parker, who identified himself as Laura Parker’s husband, delivered a longer comment that recounted near-miss incidents, video evidence of fast-moving garbage trucks and other vehicles, and frustration that county staff did not return requests for meetings or updates. He said the road functions like a racetrack on the stretches between Route 589 and local landmarks and criticized what he called insufficient communication from county representatives.
The chair closed public comment after the speakers; commissioners did not take immediate action during the public-comment segment but later affirmed that public-safety and road mitigation measures would be considered through normal staff and engineering review processes.
