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Mission council directs study of speed humps in Cimarron after residents' pleas
Summary
After residents described recurring crashes and a recent near-miss involving a child, the Mission City Council unanimously directed public-safety and engineering staff to evaluate traffic-calming options, including speed humps, in the Cimarron subdivision.
The Mission City Council on May 12 voted unanimously to direct the police chief, fire chief and city engineer to evaluate traffic conditions in the Cimarron subdivision for potential speed humps or other traffic-control measures.
Residents Anne Camarillo and Christopher Lemke told the council they had gathered neighborhood signatures and urged the city to act after years of speeding and crashes. "We've been having a lot of problems there. It's been a long standing issue... We're here to propose that we would install some speed humps," Anne Camarillo said during the citizen-participation portion of the meeting.
Christopher Lemke said volunteers collected signatures from homeowners and highlighted the neighborhood's many cul-de-sacs and pass-through routes. "We took it upon ourselves in the community to gather signatures from homeowners," he said, asking for the council's support for modest calming measures.
A different resident opposed immediate installation, saying the nearby golf course would be harmed by speed humps and asking the council to delay action until after the course opens and a study is completed. "Putting these speed bumps in right now is creating a negative feeling. I'm closing on that golf course... Have you ever hit a speed bump with a golf cart? I mean, it's 10 times worse than hitting with a car," the speaker said.
Council members said they would take both community safety concerns and potential side effects into account. After discussion, the council approved the direction to staff by voice vote.
The council asked staff to study options, follow the city's traffic-calming policy, and report findings to the traffic-safety committee and back to council. No final traffic-calming installations were approved at the meeting; the action directs an evaluation and recommendation.
