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Hamilton installs speed bumps on Mountain Creek Road; Mack Miller Road reopens
Summary
City maintenance reported additional speed bumps on Mountain Creek Road to slow traffic and that Mack Miller Road has reopened. Police said the city cannot issue citations beyond Mobley and Lower Blue Springs roads and DOT denied installing a mirror at Hwy 27 and Barnes Mill Road.
City maintenance and police officials reported May 12 that Hamilton is adding more speed bumps on Mountain Creek Road and that Mack Miller Road has been reopened.
Terrence, reporting for street and maintenance, said crews are "adding more speed bumps" on Mountain Creek Road to slow traffic and confirmed that Mack Miller Road is back open. Police Chief Weiss described the speed-bump effort as an attempt "to slow traffic down on that road."
A Hamilton resident asked whether the city could issue tickets past Mobley and Lower Blue Springs Road; Chief Weiss answered that the city cannot issue citations past those locations. Mayor Patrick Whearley also said the Georgia Department of Transportation would not allow a mirror to be installed at Highway 27 and Barnes Mill Road.
The transcript records operational updates and enforcement limits but does not include a timetable for further installations or the specific locations and counts of new speed bumps. The council received these updates as routine reports during the meeting.
