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Police to increase enforcement at Wooster Avenue park crosswalk after council safety discussion
Summary
Council discussed pedestrian safety at the Wooster Avenue park entrance; Police Corporal Connor Bailey said officers will monitor the crosswalk and may issue warnings or citations to drivers who fail to stop when the pedestrian lights are flashing.
A lengthy discussion at the Aug. 20 Strasburg Village Council meeting focused on improving pedestrian safety at the Wooster Avenue crosswalk by the park entrance. Mayor Bruce Metzger said the village is working to make the crosswalk as safe as possible for pedestrians.
Police Corporal Connor Bailey told council he will ask other officers to monitor traffic at the crosswalk and that officers can give warnings or citations to drivers who do not stop when the crosswalk lights are flashing for pedestrians. No formal enforcement policy or ordinance change was recorded in the minutes; the action taken was a direction to police staff to watch the location and enforce existing traffic rules as appropriate.
The minutes record no vote on the matter. Zoning Inspector Ted Foster also reported seeing golf carts crossing Wooster Avenue at the 4th Street park entrance during his inspection remarks earlier in the meeting, which councilors may consider in future enforcement or educational efforts.
Next procedural steps recorded in the minutes include standard follow-up by police and staff; the minutes do not specify a timeline for additional traffic studies or infrastructure changes.
