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After petitions and public pleas, board enacts stop signs and will run before/after speed studies
Summary
Following resident petitions and multiple public comments about speed and safety on Oyster Mill Road, the board adopted stop signs and directed staff to collect before‑and‑after speed and volume data; residents continue to press for speed tables, citing a 76% petition support figure.
Multiple residents urged the board to act on traffic calming for Oyster Mill Road at the July 15 meeting, and the board took a near‑term step by approving stop signs and ordering comparative speed studies.
Residents described a dramatic increase in traffic after detours and closures, with one resident saying she could not safely exit her driveway. Joanne Dom told the board, "Your an elected officials personal preferences should not override the objective data, the safety metrics and the collective voice of the community," and delivered a petition claiming 76% homeowner buy‑in for speed tables (PENNDOT guidance cited a 70% buy‑in threshold). Another resident, Wanda Bond, described near‑misses and said drivers are "doing 70 miles an hour" on what is a local road.
The board approved enactment of stop signs (properly advertised) and directed staff to deploy a seven‑day speed sign, download data and rerun the study after the stop signs are installed to compare 2023 and 2025 baselines. The board noted the stop signs would not preclude later consideration of speed tables, and the stop‑sign enactment was adopted by roll call.
