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Leominster council grants stop‑sign petitions, continues no‑parking request for further review
Summary
The council approved stop signs at two neighborhood intersections to improve school-area safety and continued consideration of a no‑parking ordinance near Bennett School until police and DPW can provide clarifying details.
The Leominster City Council voted unanimously to grant two petitions to install stop signs at neighborhood intersections and continued a separate no‑parking petition to gather more information from police and public works.
At a June 22 meeting, Legal Affairs Chair Pauline Cormier opened a public hearing on petition 60‑26, filed by Ward 5 Councilor Carrie Noseworthy, requesting stop signs at a cut‑through connecting Highland and Abbott avenues. Councilor Noseworthy said the cut‑through has no street name or stop signs, which allows unfamiliar drivers to speed toward Northwest School. "The stop signs ... will make a significant difference" in slowing traffic and protecting students and families, she told the committee during the hearing.
The committee noted the Leominster Police Department and the Department of Public Works supported petition 60‑26 and the council granted the petition by a unanimous vote.
The council also considered petition 63‑26, another stop‑sign request from Councilor Noseworthy for Hoover Street at its intersection with Chalmer/Tromemer Street. The meeting record includes a written statement from Danica Diaz of 61 Hoover Street describing sightline problems, higher vehicle speeds down the hill, and bus stop activity; police and DPW recommended the stop sign. The council approved 63‑26 unanimously.
Separately, Sergeant Gregory Robashad of the Leominster Police Department requested a no‑parking ordinance for Pleasant Street near Bennett School (petition 62‑26). Robashad was not present at the meeting; councilors asked the clerk to confirm when DPW was consulted (the clerk indicated referrals were likely sent on June 10) and debated whether the ordinance text should amend the city’s general no‑parking section or the time‑limited parking section. The council continued the public hearing on 62‑26 and scheduled it for July 13 at 6:25 p.m. so the sergeant can attend and clarify whether the restriction should be all‑day or limited to school hours.
What happens next: The council’s continued hearing on 62‑26 will reconvene with Leominster Police and DPW participation to confirm recommended hours and the precise ordinance language before a final vote.
