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Cornwall seeks DOT traffic study for Route 32; residents petition to lower Taylor Road speed limit
Summary
Following a DOT recommendation, the board agreed to pursue a comprehensive traffic and speed study of Route 32 and related corridors. Residents delivered a petition asking the town and DOT to reduce Taylor Road's speed limit from 30 to 25 mph and requested permanent speed‑monitoring signage.
The Cornwall Town Board heard a department update and DOT recommendation that the town pass a single resolution requesting a traffic and speed study covering a broad swath of Route 32; DOT told the town it will perform the study once a resolution is passed. The supervisor described specific problem locations—five corners, Paradise Hill, the area near the middle school and Old West Point Road—and said DOT work is expected over the summer and coming months.
During public comment, residents from Mountainville presented a petition asking the board to lower the town‑posted speed limit on Taylor Road from 30 mph to 25 mph, citing school bus stops, heavy pedestrian and recreational use, two blind curves, and near misses. "This small 5 mph adjustment is the difference between a near miss and a fatal tragedy," petitioner Toya Dubin said, and submitted the official petition to the town clerk. Other commenters urged the town to install permanent radar speed signage and to consider enforcement strategies.
The supervisor said the town can pass a resolution to send the request to DOT for study, but noted DOT response times can be long; earlier requests (for a middle‑school speed zone) took almost two years and were denied on specific grounds (missing sidewalks/crosswalks). The board discussed pursuing grants or town funding for radar speed signs on town roads where appropriate.
