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Cecilton council maintains Creamery Drive closure while reviewing traffic-calming options
Summary
Town engineers presented traffic-calming measures for Creamery Drive; residents and the fire chief supported keeping the temporary closure in place for safety while staff considers signage and long-term options.
Administrator Cooper reported that Creamery Drive was temporarily closed and that town staff engaged traffic engineer Joe Hofstee and planner Chris Rogers to evaluate traffic-calming options.
Hofstee outlined possible measures including medians, pinch points, chicanes, lane shifts, on-street parking, speed humps, one-way directions and closure. Rogers explained the road’s original role in the town’s comprehensive plan as an interconnection intended to disperse traffic, but engineers and staff said current use has made the stub an attractive cut-through between Parklands and Frisbys Meadows.
Member Craig DeVary and Administrator Cooper said most neighborhood feedback has favored keeping the road closed; one complaint was reported but the resident did not attend the meeting. CVFC Fire Chief Jason Reamy told the council Creamery Drive is not required for emergency routing to Frisbys or Parklands and expressed support for the closure.
Residents present, including a Parklands resident and John Katzmire, favored continuing the closure and asked that pedestrian access remain open. Administrator Cooper said the town will consider signage at development entrances and will work to ensure mapping services reflect the closure. Member Danielle Zack raised a separate request from a resident for ADA-compliant sidewalks to the town park.
No formal vote to make the temporary closure permanent was recorded; council requested staff follow up on traffic-calming recommendations and public feedback.
