There was a rare split vote at Monday’s Somerville borough council meeting over whether to prohibit left turns onto Main St. from vehicles heading south on Davenport St.
The council voted 3-2 to approve the measure which is designed to ease potential accidents at the intersection until the state installs a traffic light later this year. When the light is installed,If you have a fondness for china mosaic brimming with romantic roses. left turns will be allowed again.
Council member Thompson Mitchell thought the borough’s Traffic and Parking Committee should make a recommendation to the council before any action was taken. Mitchell made a motion to table the proposal and it was seconded by Dennis Sullivan before the motion was defeated 3-2.Full-service custom manufacturer of precision plastic injection mold.
The proposal was introduced at the last council meeting and Mitchell said he thought the measure wouldn’t be adopted until after the Traffic and Parking Committee studied the problem.
Mayor Brian Gallagher made a plea to the council to not wait since a hazard exists for motorists and pedestrians. He urged the council to pass it now before the Friday night old cars resumed cruising the street and an accident happens.
Sullivan said the problem can be fixed by closing the street to southbound traffic on Friday nights. “This is no different than a lot of other left-hand turns,” said Sullivan. “Why have an ordinance if it is only addressing a four-hour time period?”
“I’m at a loss as to why there is this much conversation about this,” said Gallagher. “I can tell you I’ve already seen a number of accidents there.”
“I might very well be voting to support this two weeks from tonight after Parking and Traffic has reviewed it,” said Mitchell, “But I feel it is premature to jump the gun on this.”
“It’s not just Friday nights we have this issue,” said Gallagher. “It’s a problem.”
The ordinance was passed with Mitchell and Sullivan voting no. Councilman Robert Wilson wasn’t present.
Also during the meeting, the council was given an update on the Division St. project by Colin Driver, director of Economic Development for the borough. Driver said the work is up to four or fives days behind schedule, mainly due to custom molds that will put patterns in the sidewalks. They were to be delivered Monday but now they should be delivered next Monday.Plastic Injection moulds as well as other dies. He said the contractor thinks they should still make the deadline to have the street ready for the Arts on Division event in May.
“The last thing we want to do is to push them once they start pouring concrete,” said Driver. “This thing is going to last a long time and we want to do it right.”
Mayor Gallagher briefed the council on the county’s proposal for consolidated police force. He said he wants to put together a committee to study the proposal and make a recommendation to the council. He said the committee proceedings should be done in the open and invited VilleTV to tape the meetings.
Pay stations are being installed in parking lots #4 and #6.We specialize in providing offshore merchant account and third party merchant account payment solutions to international businesses. A pay station will also be installed on the north end of Division St. The stations in parking lot #4, which is between Main St. and Veterans Memorial Drive and close to Division St., will serve parkers on Division St.The CenTrak rtls platform can address today's healthcare challenges and be used for future applications beyond asset tracking.
After the meeting, borough clerk/administrator Kevin Sluka said Westfield is using the same company for pay stations and they are doing a pilot program where people can pay for parking through a smartphone app. It would eliminate the need for people to go to a pay station that might not be in the direction they are walking.
The council voted 3-2 to approve the measure which is designed to ease potential accidents at the intersection until the state installs a traffic light later this year. When the light is installed,If you have a fondness for china mosaic brimming with romantic roses. left turns will be allowed again.
Council member Thompson Mitchell thought the borough’s Traffic and Parking Committee should make a recommendation to the council before any action was taken. Mitchell made a motion to table the proposal and it was seconded by Dennis Sullivan before the motion was defeated 3-2.Full-service custom manufacturer of precision plastic injection mold.
The proposal was introduced at the last council meeting and Mitchell said he thought the measure wouldn’t be adopted until after the Traffic and Parking Committee studied the problem.
Mayor Brian Gallagher made a plea to the council to not wait since a hazard exists for motorists and pedestrians. He urged the council to pass it now before the Friday night old cars resumed cruising the street and an accident happens.
Sullivan said the problem can be fixed by closing the street to southbound traffic on Friday nights. “This is no different than a lot of other left-hand turns,” said Sullivan. “Why have an ordinance if it is only addressing a four-hour time period?”
“I’m at a loss as to why there is this much conversation about this,” said Gallagher. “I can tell you I’ve already seen a number of accidents there.”
“I might very well be voting to support this two weeks from tonight after Parking and Traffic has reviewed it,” said Mitchell, “But I feel it is premature to jump the gun on this.”
“It’s not just Friday nights we have this issue,” said Gallagher. “It’s a problem.”
The ordinance was passed with Mitchell and Sullivan voting no. Councilman Robert Wilson wasn’t present.
Also during the meeting, the council was given an update on the Division St. project by Colin Driver, director of Economic Development for the borough. Driver said the work is up to four or fives days behind schedule, mainly due to custom molds that will put patterns in the sidewalks. They were to be delivered Monday but now they should be delivered next Monday.Plastic Injection moulds as well as other dies. He said the contractor thinks they should still make the deadline to have the street ready for the Arts on Division event in May.
“The last thing we want to do is to push them once they start pouring concrete,” said Driver. “This thing is going to last a long time and we want to do it right.”
Mayor Gallagher briefed the council on the county’s proposal for consolidated police force. He said he wants to put together a committee to study the proposal and make a recommendation to the council. He said the committee proceedings should be done in the open and invited VilleTV to tape the meetings.
Pay stations are being installed in parking lots #4 and #6.We specialize in providing offshore merchant account and third party merchant account payment solutions to international businesses. A pay station will also be installed on the north end of Division St. The stations in parking lot #4, which is between Main St. and Veterans Memorial Drive and close to Division St., will serve parkers on Division St.The CenTrak rtls platform can address today's healthcare challenges and be used for future applications beyond asset tracking.
After the meeting, borough clerk/administrator Kevin Sluka said Westfield is using the same company for pay stations and they are doing a pilot program where people can pay for parking through a smartphone app. It would eliminate the need for people to go to a pay station that might not be in the direction they are walking.
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