TOWN OF
ANNUAL
TRAFFIC HEARING –
Chairman
MaryJo Avellar opened the meeting at
Other
attendees: Town Manager Keith Bergman,
Acting Chief of Police Warrant Tobias,
Recorder: David Gardner
The
following are meeting minutes, in brief.
#1. Citizen
Proposals:
Item a. I hereby request the town reserve two parking
spaces directly in front of Town Hall during the winter months for Postal and
Municipal vehicles only.. (Requested
by: Postmaster Kathy Clobridge)
Team Recommendation:
Recommends – see photos
Item a.
Board Action: Move that
the Board of Selectmen vote to approve Item 1a as amended, one space at the
corner of Commercial Street and Ryder Street between the hours of 8:00 am and
5:00 pm Monday through Friday be reserved for Postal and Municipal vehicles
only from November 1st to April 1st.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
3 Nay 0
Item b. I hereby request that the town install
“Compact Vehicles Only” sign at first metered space on the corner of Ryder and
Commercial Streets. (Requested
by: Postmaster Kathy Clobridge)
Team Recommendation: Recommends – see photos
Public
Comments:
Alex Brown
in support of the request for safety purposes.
Item b. Board
Action: Move that
the Board of Selectmen vote to approve Item 1b as recommended.
Motion by: Lynn Davies Seconded
by: Austin Knight Yea
3 Nay 0
Team Recommendation: Recommends – driveways abut most of
Public
Comments: Alex Brown in support of the request.
Item c. Board
Action: Move that
the Board of Selectmen vote to approve Item 1c as recommended.
Motion by: Lynn Davies
Seconded by: Austin Knight Yea
3 Nay 0
Item d. I hereby request that the town create
procedures to enforce
Team Recommendation: Board of Selectmen Policy Decision
Item d. Board
Action: Move that
the Board of Selectmen vote to take no action on item 1d.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
3 Nay 0
Item e. I herby request the town post and enforce a
speed limit of 15 mph on
Team Recommendation:
Recommends – There is not one speed limit sign on Nelson Ave.
or Stearns Ave., just a couple of “SLOW” signs.
We would estimate around
Item e.
Board Action: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote
to approve Item 1e as recommended.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
3 Nay 0
Item f. I herby request that the town enforce the 25
mph speed limit and post new signs at the Route 6 exit onto Race Point
Road. (Requested by: Michael Ciaglo)
Team Recommendation:
Recommends - This is a state road and not one the town is
taking over. We did notice that the
25
Item f. Board Action: Move that
the Board of Selectmen vote to take no action on item 1f.
Motion by: Austin Knight Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
3 Nay 0
Item g. We hereby request that
the town set a one-week time limit for parking spaces on Aunt Sukey’s Way (Requested
by: Frances Coco and Alma Welsh)
Team Recommendation: Do
Not Recommend. If we do this for
one public street than everyone will want these limits in place. This would create a nightmare with our
Parking Dept. Just last year we had
But……where that trailer is parked is directly across
from the
Public
Comments:
Item g. Board Action: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to
deny the recommended action on item 1g.
Motion by: Austin
Knight Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
3 Nay 0
Board Action:
Move that the Board of
Selectmen vote to refer the Teams recommendation on 1g to eliminate a parking
space on Aunt Sukey’s Way to the regular scheduled meeting on
Motion by: Lynn
Davies Seconded by: Austin Knight Yea
3 Nay 0
#2. Board of
Selectmen Proposal:
Item a. We hereby request to make
Team Recommendation:
Recommended and Not Recommended – Our police chief does not want this
changed because it is a back road path for a lot of Town residents. On the other hand I feel it would be better
as a one-way street coming into town. We
should build a sidewalk the length of
Public Comments: Tim
Downey – Petition in opposition to One-Way along
Peter Page – Opposes
One-way along
Alex Brown – Opposes
One-way along
Ms Page – Opposes One-way
along
Letter read into the
record – Peter Portney opposes one-way along
Item a. Board Action: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to deny
the recommended action on item 2a.
Motion by: Austin
Knight Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
3 Nay 0
#3. Parking
Department Proposals:
Item a. We hereby request that
the town offer $50 Weekly Permits to fishermen to use the
Team Recommendation: Board
of Selectmen Policy Decision
Public Comments: Alex Brown – recommends as long as it is not used for
boat trailers.
Peter Page – recommends,
but thinks the cost is too much, should have a permit for one day, not just one
week.
Item a. Board Action: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote
to approve Item 3a as recommended.
Motion by: Lynn Davies
Seconded by: Austin
Knight Yea 3 Nay
0
Item b. We hereby request the
town amend permit regulations to cause defacing, altering, or switching permits
to another car to cause revocation of permit and render the offender ineligible
for future permits. (Requested
by: Parking Dept).
Team Recommendation:
Board of Selectmen Policy Decision
Public Comments: Ms Page – Concerned about the regulations when a new
car is purchased during the permit year.
Peter Page – Penalty is
severe. Should involve revocation of the
permit and a fine.
Item b. Board Action: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to
approve Item 3b amended to read, “… to
cause revocation of permit and render the offender ineligible for a replacement
permit for that year.”
Motion by: Austin
Knight Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
3 Nay 0
Item c. We hereby request the
town to amend Resident Permit eligibility to require that all addresses on
registration and driver’s license be
Team Recommendation:
Board of Selectmen Policy Decision
Public Comments: Alex Brown – Need to tighten up residency status
within town.
Letter from Kim Leonard
read into the record– Needs to have an exception for lease vehicles.
Item c. Board
Action: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to refer the Parking
Department’s recommendation on 3c to the regular scheduled meeting on
Motion by: Austin
Knight Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
3 Nay 0
Item d. We hereby request the
town address the MPL Signs by 1.)
removing non-working signs, illuminate booth and lot sign repair stop
sign at the end of
Team Recommendation:
Recommends – The team doesn’t understand why this is in the Traffic
Hearing and wasn’t just called into the Highway Dept or the
Item d. Board
Action: Refer this item to the Department of Public Works.
Item e. We hereby request the
town raise fees from all parking permits by $10 for all permit types. (Requested by: Parking Dept).
Team Recommendation:
Board of Selectmen Policy Decision
Public Comments: Peter Page
– will not buy additional permits because of the cost and that will reduce
overall revenue.
Alex Brown – should not raise fees.
Item e. Board Action: Move that the Board of Selectmen vote to
deny the recommended action on
item 3e.
Motion by: Austin
Knight Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
3 Nay 0
Item f. We hereby request that
seasonal sweeping change hours from
Team Recommendation:
Do Not Recommend. The sweeper is
out at
Public comments: Ms
Page – should not move it earlier because it would inconvenience guests
Peter Page – noise at
Item f. Board Action:
Move that the Board of Selectmen
vote to deny the recommended action on item 3f.
Motion by: Austin
Knight Seconded by: Lynn Davies Yea
3 Nay 0
Item g. We hereby request
that “Town Hall Business Only” spaces
add a second sign back-to-back with the existing sign so that it faces the
sidewalk. (Requested by: Parking Dept).
Team Recommendation:
Recommends – See photos
Item g. Board Action:
Refer this item to the
Department of Public Works.
Item h. We hereby request that we
offer a temporary dated permit to permit holders who have temporarily lost
their vehicle to accident of repair. (Requested
by: Parking Dept).
Team Recommendation:
Board of Selectmen Policy Decision
Item h. Board Action:
Refer this item to the
Department of Public Works.