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Residents urge council to retain speed hump as drivers continue to speed through neighborhood
Summary
Residents told the council they see high speeds and stop‑sign running at a blind hill and asked that the existing speed hump remain; police said officers would gather data and consider enforcement and educational options while council discussed signage and a future bypass road.
Several residents addressed the council during public comments asking that the city keep an existing speed hump in place on a residential stretch off South Mountain, citing frequent stop‑sign running and high speeds. Resident Vickie Graham said drivers use the route as a cut‑through and that she witnesses repeated high speeds: "They fly past my house doing that speed," she said, adding the hump is needed to slow vehicles where children walk and neighbors exercise.
Police Chief Darin Adams told the council he would deploy traffic officers to gather data and consider enforcement steps; councilmembers discussed solar flashing signage, additional enforcement at key times, and a longer‑term bypass road that would remove through traffic from residential streets. Council reiterated the matter is a priority and that staff will pursue immediate enforcement data and longer‑term engineering solutions.
