Some Bayside residents have responded with feedback about the Board of Overseer’s recent request of the Town of Northport to install permanent stop signs at certain locations. Additionally, the Board requested that the town consider the seasonal installation of speed humps borrowed from the state Department of Transportation as an experiment to address speeding concerns.
Our earlier communication to the village on this matter stressed three important points:
- The roads in question (Broadway, George, Bluff, and Shore) are town roads.
- Speed humps were part of the request to the town as a seasonal experiment. Standard stop signs would be more permanent.
- The town Select Board will decide on whether to act on our request.
Additionally, the town and the Board of Overseers anticipates that no final action on this matter will happen without a full process of consideration — including gathering and analyzing traffic data, consulting with the DOT, weighing what other towns do to address traffic calming, and providing for public input on any final plan.
Reminder: The Board of Overseers, and the Safety Committee of the board, do not have a role in approving or implementing any installation or changes in the traffic patterns on town roads — including those roads mentioned above.
What’s more, our request is in response to many Baysiders who have long urged that something more be done to address traffic patterns — notably speeding — on key roads in and out of Bayside. However, and to repeat: Town roads are managed by the town — and any changes to town roads will be made based on decisions by Northport Select Board.
We copy below, links to the feedback that has been received on this topic to date. If you would like to add your voice to the mix, please email Alyssa Haywood, Office Manager, at: officemanager@nvcmaine.gov.
You might also choose to email the Northport Town Administrator, James Kossuth, at: administrator@northportmaine.org.
Michael Tirrell, Safety Committee Chair & Overseer