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Resident urges speed bumps; alderman says 10 signatures required
Summary
Resident Lana Manson asked the council to install speed bumps on her block; Ald. Joseph Bertrand Jr. said the city requires petitions from 10 residents and that only six names have been submitted so far, and encouraged neighbors to attend the Block Club meeting to organize.
Lana Manson told the Markham City Council during the public comment period that residents on her block want speed bumps installed to slow traffic. She asked the council for an update on the status of the request.
Alderman Joseph Bertrand Jr. responded that the city requires a petition of 10 residents who want speed bumps before staff will install them and said, “We need 10 residents who want them before we will install them.” He said he is coordinating with a neighbor who has been collecting signatures and invited neighbors to raise the issue at the monthly Block Club meeting.
The exchange closed without council action; Ald. Bertrand said the filing of additional signatures would trigger the next step. Residents seeking the traffic-calming measure were given a point of contact and the Block Club meeting schedule for further organization.
