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Trustee urges action after children and drivers run stop signs; board discusses scooters and enforcement
Summary
Trustee Broccardo described near-miss incidents involving motorized scooters and drivers running stop signs near a busy street and the school; trustees discussed existing ordinances, social-media outreach, police presence and the liability of speed bumps but recorded no new ordinance during the meeting.
Trustee Broccardo raised concerns about children riding motorized scooters and other small vehicles failing to stop at stop signs near a busy street and the school, recounting incidents in which a child nearly hit a fire hydrant after running a stop sign. He said his Facebook post led to some improvement but urged either police presence or public outreach to stop dangerous behavior.
"But I was a young kid once I know the stupid s**t I did, and I don’t want to see kids stuff taken away over a few that aren’t paying attention," Broccardo said while urging measured enforcement and outreach. Trustees discussed that an ordinance exists but may not explicitly reference electric scooters; Mayor Pezze and others suggested social-media notices and increased police presence could reduce violations. Peers and several visitors urged looking into cameras, signage or grants for enforcement.
