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Council thanks volunteers for Founders Day and weighs truck, crosswalk and school-bus safety options
Summary
Council members thanked volunteers for Founders Day and discussed traffic safety near the elementary school, including bus-route delays, crosswalk options with UDOT, and enforcement of engine-brake restrictions for trucks passing through town.
Council members publicly thanked volunteers and staff for Founders Day and then turned to circulation and safety concerns raised by residents.
Carl and Scott described specific safety concerns: school buses getting stuck while waiting to turn, frequent gravel-truck traffic through town and repeated illegal passing around large turning vehicles. Council members discussed asking UDOT about crosswalks and signalized or flashing-light treatments and noted that some engine-brake restriction signs are faded and in need of replacement.
Scott said he contacted truck-enforcement staff and that an informal result has been improved behavior when drivers are engaged; the council agreed to explore repositioning engine-brake signs and coordinate with sheriff or highway patrol on enforcement windows during peak truck times. The council also discussed adding crosswalk treatments at bus stops to improve pedestrian safety.
