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Munster council adopts stop signs on Chameleia Drive, directs creation of formal traffic criteria
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 1986 to install stop signs at several intersections and debated whether future traffic-control devices should be guided by formal, data-driven criteria (accident history, traffic counts, 85th-percentile speeds) or by staff and police professional judgment; council confirmed a speed team will develop criteria.
The Munster Town Council voted to adopt Ordinance 1986, authorizing stop signs to be installed at Chameleia Drive intersections (Elma Drive and Walnut Drive) and at locations on White Oak (Cardinal Court and Renport) to allow enforcement.
Discussion before the vote centered not on the specific signs but on how the town should evaluate future requests for traffic-control devices. Several councilors urged development of a formal evaluation process that would consider street classification, accident history within the last five years, daily traffic counts, 85th-percentile speeds, roadway width, segment length, sidewalks and proximity to parks and schools. Other councilors cautioned that experienced staff and the police department may offer judgment-based recommendations that do not always align precisely with a metrics-only approach. Councilors said the town is assembling a 'speed team' made up of police, fire, public works and safety specialists to draft objective criteria so future decisions are more consistent and transparent.
Why it matters: the decision affects enforcement of traffic control at several town intersections and signals a policy shift toward formalizing how the town evaluates traffic-control requests. The speed-team process will inform future sign installations and similar safety measures.
Vote: Ordinance 1986 was adopted on second reading (roll-call vote recorded as yes by the councilors present).
