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Residents tell committee speeding persists; staff says speed bumps, temporary measures pose problems
Summary
Residents' correspondence repeatedly raised speeding concerns; staff explained why permanent or temporary speed bumps are infeasible (snow plowing, liability) and said 24/7 police monitoring and reporting license plates have practical limits.
Residents have continued to raise concerns about speeding in multiple parts of the village, the clerk said. Staff explained why speed bumps would not solve the problem because of winter snow‑plowing operations; temporary speed bumps were described as infeasible because of liability risks if they came loose and damaged vehicles or caused accidents.
Staff also told the committee continuous 24/7 enforcement is not feasible given available officers and vehicles, and cautioned that a suggestion to "have residents take a license number and reporting it will not work as it does not identify the driver and a citation would not be able to be issued as the officer would have to be a witness." The committee asked staff to continue exploring options to mitigate speeding within practical constraints.
