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Board orders town crew to post horse-warning and speed-limit signs after residents raise safety concerns
Summary
Residents urged the board to post horse/animal warning signs and replace missing speed-limit posts at town lines; the Select Board authorized the town crew to post necessary signs and set a one-week installation target by amendment.
Royalton residents told the Select Board they regularly see horses and livestock crossing town roads, and that drivers often treat unposted town lines as a higher-speed roadway. The board authorized the town crew to post animal-warning signs and to replace speed-limit signs at town boundaries.
A resident requested caution signs near several properties and noted that some town-line speed signs are missing and appear to have been stolen. The board made a motion to authorize the town crew to install ‘‘slow for horses,’’ pedestrian and speed-limit signage; that motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board then amended the motion to require installation within the next week; the amendment was approved and the board instructed the road crew to proceed once materials are available.
Board members also discussed enforcement and the possibility of issuing tickets to encourage compliance. The board asked staff to check inventories in the town garage for spare signs and to coordinate placement with residents to ensure signs are installed where they will be most effective.
