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Hallowell resident urges council to address speeding near Stevens School and a bright real‑estate sign
Summary
Kenny Young told the council the hill on Winthrop Street makes it hard to see oncoming traffic and that drivers regularly exceed the 25 mph limit near Stevens School; he also complained a solar‑lit real‑estate sign on High Street causes glare and asked the ordinance committee to review "Ordinance 9‑6‑37(3)(b)."
Kenny Young, a Hallowell resident, told the council he is “really tired after almost 40 years” of worrying about fast drivers coming over the Winthrop Street hill near Stevens School and asked the police chief to respond with enforcement or other measures to improve safety.
Young said drivers coming over the hill frequently accelerate past posted limits, which he described as “scary and uncomfortable and unsafe,” and urged council members to consider targeted responses such as increased enforcement during school changeovers or other traffic‑calming steps.
Young also raised a separate complaint about a new solar‑powered, lighted residential real‑estate sign on High Street that he says creates glare visible from his bedroom; he cited "ordinance 9‑6‑37(3)(b)" and asked the council to refer the matter to the ordinance committee for a clearer, less subjective standard on sign shielding.
Council members acknowledged the concern; the chair said staff could ask the police chief to review enforcement options and that the ordinance committee could review whether the town's sign standards require more objective shielding requirements. The council did not take a formal vote on specific changes at the meeting.
