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Mayor urges action on speeding after radar readings; council discusses photo-monitoring
Summary
Mayor Randall Sasser reported increasing speeding in Mossyrock, including in the school zone, and said radar signs on Williams Street aren't deterring drivers; the council discussed speed humps and other measures.
Mayor Randall Sasser told the council that the city had purchased a radar gun and that he had seen multiple drivers exceeding posted limits, particularly near the school zone. He said signage alone had proven ineffective where photo camera speed-monitoring signage has been installed on Williams Street and that the city should act before an injury occurs. "We do not want to wait until someone gets hurt or killed," Sasser said.
Council members discussed possible next steps, including physical traffic-calming measures such as speed bumps or speed humps and targeted enforcement. The mayor emphasized placing law enforcement "in the right place at the right time" and raised the possibility of additional engineering or policy changes to protect schoolchildren and pedestrians. No formal motion was recorded on a specific traffic-calming installation during this meeting; the topic was left for further consideration.
