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Council directs staff to draft ordinance for three-way stop at High and Miller after debate
Summary
After residents and councilors debated visibility, parking and queuing trade-offs, the Belfast City Council voted 3–1 to ask staff to draft an ordinance amendment to convert the High and Miller intersection into a three-way stop; staff will advertise the ordinance and return it for council action.
Sierra Dietz, a business owner at High and Miller, asked the council to consider adding a stop sign to create a three-way stop at the intersection near the library to slow traffic and improve pedestrian safety.
City staff and councilors discussed several options, including initial low-cost measures such as a pedestrian yield marker in the crosswalk to slow traffic without creating queuing, and whether moving two parking spaces would improve sight lines. Supporters emphasized pedestrian safety near the library and the dance studio; opponents or cautious councilors raised concerns about queuing, parallel parking impacts and a learning curve after installing a new stop sign.
After discussion and public comment, a councilor moved and another seconded a motion (amended by the city manager’s staff note) to direct city staff to draft an ordinance amendment to install the stop signs and to follow the required advertising and return process. The motion passed 3–1.
The council did not immediately adopt the ordinance; staff said an ordinance amendment will be drafted, advertised and brought back to the council for formal consideration and a vote.
