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Police chief cites safety concerns at NW 4th and W. Elm, urges stop signs or four-way stop
Summary
Police Chief Ethan Bailey reported 92 calls for service in April and asked the Ogden City Council to consider replacing yield signs with stop signs or converting NW 4th and W. Elm Street to a four-way stop; he offered to conduct further study to support the change.
Police Chief Ethan Bailey told the Ogden City Council on May 12 that the department responded to 92 calls for service in April and logged 45 hours and 53 minutes serving local schools.
Bailey said he has "growing concerns" about the intersection of NW 4th and W. Elm Street and requested the council consider replacing the yield signs with stop signs or making the intersection a four-way stop. He said he is willing to conduct further traffic studies to provide data supporting a change.
The minutes record the chief's outreach to four preschool classes and a middle school presentation on social media safety as part of broader community policing efforts. No formal traffic motion or vote on the NW 4th and W. Elm intersection is recorded in the minutes; the chief's request was entered for council consideration and potential future action.
