Residents urge action on speeding near Soper’s Park and for a community alert system; trustees pledge follow-up

Residents and visitors raised public-safety concerns during the meeting about traffic speeds near Soper's Park and the town's ability to alert residents to emergencies.

Cedar Rose, who identified herself as a Went Boulevard resident, described "too many near misses" and asked the town to install traffic-calming controls such as speed bumps on Went Boulevard and Euclid where families cross to reach Soper's Park. "Children are frequently playing near and crossing the street along these areas," she said, and asked staff to consider pilot measures.

A separate commenter, John Maroney, described visitor-driven traffic growth he has seen in other mountain towns and urged the trustees to plan proactively before neighborhood streets become bypasses.

Elaine Pevic asked trustees to explore a community siren or other non-phone alert system for nighttime emergencies, citing increasing fire risk and people who turn phones off at night. "I just think it is a, a level of safety for the community," she said.

The chair said staff would follow up with BikePed on traffic-calming pilots and with the fire department on alert options. One trustee described short-term measures that slowed drivers — an orange cone and "children at play" signage — and encouraged testing low-cost solutions while longer-term engineering is planned.