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Camden County commissioners take no action after public hearing on Wavy Leaf Road stop sign
Summary
At an April 6 public hearing, residents urged changing a stop sign on Wavy Leaf Road to a yield sign but no commissioner moved the measure; written opposition was entered into the record and the request "died" for lack of a motion.
Camden County commissioners ended a public hearing April 6 without moving to change a stop sign at the intersection of Wavy Leaf Road and Highway Y, after several residents urged the swap and others submitted written opposition.
Resident Gary Leu told commissioners he supports replacing the stop sign with a yield sign because "many drivers treat the current signage as a Yield anyway," and offered to provide video footage of traffic. Jim Verseman said most drivers do not stop at the sign, and Gina Weishaar, who said she lives on Wavy Leaf Road, called the stop sign "useless," cited speeding and urged additional signage and police enforcement.
The comments were balanced by written submissions entered into the record. In a letter, Mary Mason urged the commission to keep the stop sign, citing restricted sightlines at a three‑road intersection, nearby convenience‑store traffic and a personal crash: "I know people do not stop at that location as one morning I had a lady hit me from behind," she wrote. An email from Lee Schuman of Alpha Engineering & Surveying said the intersection is "too sharp for drivers to properly see oncoming traffic without stopping" and recommended a traffic study and a designed merge lane before any change.
Presiding Commissioner Ike Skelton suggested modest short‑term fixes, such as adding a threshold line and updated signage to improve visibility, but the formal request to change the sign required a motion from the district commissioner. Because the roads lie in Commissioner James Gohagan's district, he was given the opportunity to move the measure; he did not make a motion and "the request to change the traffic signage dies at this time," according to the meeting record. Commissioner Steve Dougan said he believes leaving the stop sign is the safer choice for public safety.
The commission recorded the letters and the email in the meeting minutes to be included after adjournment. No vote was taken on the signage change; the matter remains open to future reintroduction or to changes recommended after any traffic engineering study.
