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Residents press Selectboard to add signs and monitor traffic on North Road
Summary
North Road residents told the Selectboard that speeding and heavy trucks, including fuel transports from Route 7A to VT Route 30, pose hazards; the board agreed to install missing speed and weight-limit signs and work with police to monitor traffic.
Residents from North Road described persistent speeding and weight-limit violations that they say create safety hazards. At the May 5 meeting, residents and attendee Mike Powers said that construction trucks and fuel transports traveling between Route 7A and VT Route 30 are not heeding posted limits. Powers said he had contacted the Town Manager, who relayed that the Police Chief would enhance surveillance; this is reported secondhand in the minutes.
Selectboard members discussed sign placement and agreed there are missing signs in key areas of North Road. The board reached consensus to install speed and weight-limit signs and to work with the police department to monitor traffic over time to gather data. The minutes do not specify a vendor, installation timeline, or funding source for the signs.
The action recorded is a direction to install signage and begin monitoring; there was no formal motion or vote recorded in the minutes on May 5.
