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Residents urge more traffic enforcement, speed bumps and posted agendas after Leisuretowne crash
Summary
Multiple residents used the public-comment period to ask the committee for increased traffic enforcement, physical calming measures and improved online posting of agendas and ordinances; one speaker referenced a recent traffic fatality in Leisuretowne.
During the public-comment portion of the July 21 meeting, several Southampton residents raised traffic and safety concerns, requested greater transparency online, and thanked public works for recent maintenance.
Kathy Agolio thanked Municipal Clerk Kathy Hoffman and Public Works for clearing an eyebrow on Gramercy Place and asked about planting trees and shrubs on Main Street. Mary Goudy asked the committee to listen to traffic concerns in Leisuretowne. Evie Doherty thanked Committeeman James F. Young Sr. for voting against landfill reuse and asked that agendas and ordinances be posted on the township website. John Goudy said Barry Riggold had died in a traffic accident in Leisuretowne and urged more State Police presence, speed bumps, and bike lanes; he encouraged coordination between the Leisuretowne board and the township. Pat Topham requested that New Road be paved and speeding strictly enforced and said she appreciated living in a small community.
The minutes record the public comments and that the public portion was then closed. The committee's subsequent reports and actions in the minutes do not show an immediate policy response or a directive to staff to implement the specific traffic measures requested.
