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Residents press Ferron council for signs and enforcement after near misses with speeding vehicles and motorcycles
Summary
Multiple residents described near-misses involving speeding vehicles and motorcycles and urged the council to deploy flashing speed signs, stop signs and sheriff radar trailers. Council agreed to pursue signage options and coordinate with the sheriff.
Multiple residents told the Ferron City Council that speeding vehicles and motorcycle activity on town streets are creating safety hazards for children and pedestrians, and urged immediate action.
During the public‑comment portion the floor was given to residents who described repeated incidents of high-speed passings and a recent event in which a child nearly was struck. Commenters said the problem is often adult drivers and motorcyclists driving well above the residential limit; they asked for more speed signage, LED‑flashed signs, stop signs at specific approaches and increased enforcement.
Council members discussed options and technical tradeoffs. The chair noted the county sheriff’s office has a mobile radar trailer they can deploy and suggested the council could place the city’s digital readout signs where needed; some sign models collect speed data for analysis (a council member said Greg offered $300 toward initial sign costs). The council discussed an interim approach using non‑data flash signs and the option of purchasing or piggybacking a vendor contract for signs that also collect data.
The council asked staff to obtain quotes for static and flashing signs, to explore using the sheriff’s radar trailer for short deployments, and to coordinate placement based on data so enforcement can be targeted. No formal ordinance or enforcement change was adopted at the meeting; the council’s direction was to pursue signage and data collection as a first step.
What happens next: staff will get quotes for signs, discuss placement with the sheriff’s office and report back at a future meeting on costs and recommended locations.
