HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 06-22 Residents fail to get stop signs DISPATCH Residents fail to get stop signs
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Residents along Harvester Av- traffic and protect school chit- the possibility of serious injury Wane.,he told the almost like high-
enue in Maplewood complain- dren. in the area. y'
ing about"highway-type' traf- They also did not get a 20 The petition said there is a se- City Engineer Bob Collier said
fic on their residential street mile per hour speed limit added rious hazardpthreatening pedes- current traffic does not meet the
were told by the city council last to the existing school zone signs trians,
partpICARDchiofldren.
2672 Har- cr Ferndale o put
ster.stop ssigns at
week that police patrols will at- in the area. spokesman
ff re-
tempt
ar to discourage speeding in A total of 47 residents Harvester between Centuryalong vester Ave.,a A e- petit oners,saidt h s been for- port Furthermore,C tyManager Michael
the area.
HOWEVER,the residents did nue and Stillwater Road signed lunate that only one child has Miller said the 20-mph school
not get stop signs on Harvester a petition presented to the city been injured so far in a traffic zone mnase bresene posted "when
at Ferndale Avenue which they last month. It asked the council accident. He
said will discourage high speed to study alternatives to lessen "We must get something effective idtotcont oliithentrafffiic
during the evening hours.