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Trustee presses village to fix leaning sign and address Elm Street speeding
Summary
At a village board meeting, a trustee urged the board to repair a leaning roadside sign and pressed officials about persistent speeding on Elm Street and staffing/enforcement limits; the board said it writes about 5–10 speeding tickets per month and discussed coverage and pay disparities.
The chair opened the meeting’s public comment period and called on a trustee who said a roadside sign near the old insurance company is leaning and poses a hazard. The trustee asked the board to "send Pete over there and take a look at it," saying the sign had been reported previously and that pedestrians could "hit their head on it."
The trustee then pressed the board on persistent speeding on Elm Street and nearby John Street, describing drivers reaching "80, 90 mile an hour" and asking whether radar devices are used. Board members said radar units are kept in patrol cars and estimated they write about "5 to 10 tickets a month." One speaker noted staffing and pay challenges, saying a neighboring employer "is paying $27 an hour; we're paying 19 or 20," and warned these gaps limit enforcement coverage. A motorcycle incident on "Nassau" involving a green motorcycle was raised as a recent example of the safety risk. The board agreed to inspect the leaning sign and to follow up on enforcement data.
