TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: W. Calvin Horton, Town
Manager
SUBJECT: Response
to Citizen Petition Regarding Traffic Enforcement on Franklin Street
DATE: February 14, 2000
In a petition presented to the Council on January 10, 2000, Mr. James Coley petitioned the Council to increase enforcement of the speed limit on East and West Franklin Street.
Motor vehicle violations on the major roadways of
Town, including Franklin Street, are the principal focus of the Police
Department’s Traffic Enforcement Unit.
Since July 1, 1999,
seventy-seven traffic citations have been issued to motorists traveling on
Franklin Street between Hillsborough Street and Merritt Mill Road. The majority of the citations were issued
for speeding and stoplight violations.
We recognize the risk posed to citizens by vehicles
being operated at unsafe speeds. We will evaluate the signing situation
downtown as well as our approach to enforcement in the area while the Police Department continues to concentrate its traffic
enforcement efforts on Franklin Street and other roadways where high-risk
traffic violations occur.
Attachment:
January 10, 2000 petition from James Coley