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Ashland committee agenda flags nonworking school‑zone flashing sign after reported pedestrian incident
Summary
The Town of Ashland Roadway Traffic Study Committee agenda for June 12, 2026, highlights repair of a nonworking school‑zone flashing warning sign near Fruit and Eliot streets after a reported near‑pedestrian accident and lists related enforcement and infrastructure updates, including potential radar enforcement and an emergency gate review.
The Town of Ashland Roadway Traffic Study Committee posted an agenda for its June 12, 2026 meeting that spotlights a nonworking school‑zone flashing warning sign near Fruit and Eliot streets after a reported near‑pedestrian accident, and lists updates on traffic controls and local development projects.
The agenda, posted and timestamped by the Town Clerk’s Office pursuant to MGL 30A §§18‑25, notes that the school‑zone warning sign closest to Fruit at Eliot Street is "not working; vehicles are not slowing down as a result" and records that the condition was reported to the Ashland Police Department (APD). The agenda also records a suggested enforcement step — performing radar enforcement during school openings — and attributes that note to Dan Maurer.
Committee members are scheduled to receive updates on several items that could affect local traffic patterns, including progress reports on three 40B development projects listed by address (61 Waverly St., 55 W. Union St., and 10‑60 Main St.). The agenda also asks for the status of 20 "No Littering" signs associated with Laura Kelly/Green Up Ashland and an update on an emergency traffic gate at the High Street bridge.
The posting indicates the committee normally handles routine actions such as approving prior meeting minutes (the agenda item states 'Approve last meetings minutes (if ready)' and notes 'Vote Taken' as standard practice). The agenda also sets administrative items: reading any resident letters, a motion to adjourn, and a note that there will likely be no meeting in July unless an emergency requires action.
The agenda provides the committee’s planned topics but does not record any meeting discussion or formal decisions; next steps and any votes will depend on what the committee takes up when it convenes on June 12. The Town Clerk’s Office posted the agenda on June 1, 2026, and the committee listed the Public Safety Building, 12 Union Street, as the meeting location.
