HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 08-29 Residents petition for stop signs THE REVIEW Lydia Avenue speeds decried
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A group of residents in the neigh- Beam Avenue would also be put through Furness would be a traffic hazard and
borhood of Furness and Lydia became on a similar basis to help balance traffic would create more problems than it would
concerned about traffic traveling at high flow. "Since the Beam project appears solve.
speeds between McKnight Road and almost complete, we wish to register a
White Bear Avenue on Lydia Avenue. complaint about the apparent inequal "But I think our points have been
They passed around a petition requesting traffic controls between Lydia and made," Michael Johnson, 2976 Furness
an all-way stop sign be established at the Beam." St., Maplewood, told the council. "First
corners of Furness Street,Furness Court there is the safety issue.We have a lot of
and Lydia Avenue. Beam Avenue has two all-way stop little children in our neighborhood and we
They presented the petition to the signs between White Bear Avenue and want them protected. Second, it would
Maplewood city manager Barry Evans, McKnight Road.Since Beam Avenue and help balance the traffic and we wouldn't
and the issue was brought to the council's Lydia Avenue both pass through get Beam traffic trying to avoid the stop
attention at its Aug. 16 meeting. residential neighborhoods, the residents signs."
IN A LETTER to the city manager, wanted similar signing. The council approved placing an all-
residents said when Lydia was opened to EVANS REPORTED to the council he way stop at the corners of Furness Street,
White Bear Avenue, they were told that thought placing stop signs on Lydia and Furness Court and Lydia Avenue.