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Residents' complaints about speeding on Hwy. 78 prompt radar sign planning
Summary
Trustees discussed resident complaints about speeding—particularly heavy trucks and engine braking—directed Administrator Klecker to gather radar sign quotes, and later added $4,500 in the 2025 budget toward a radar speed-limit sign.
Trustee Stan Senger raised resident concerns about excessive speeding and engine braking on Highway 78, noting semi-truck drivers as a particular problem. Senger said previous outreach to a local carrier (Alsum Produce) had some effect but that many other speeding drivers remain an issue.
Administrator Jennie Klecker said she had asked the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for a speed study more than a year ago but had not received timely responses. The Board discussed re-routing semi-truck traffic around the village and the use of radar speed-limit signs that display drivers' speeds as a deterrent. Trustees said action is needed; Klecker will bring radar speed sign quotes to the next meeting. The Board later added $4,500 to the draft 2025 budget for a radar sign.
