Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (2 motions)
2 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
BE IT RESOLVED that, pursuant to Subsection 89(3) of the Procedure By-law, Transportation Committee approve that Response to Inquiry ( TRC 01-20 – Snow Removal impacts on sidewalks ) be added to the agenda for consideration at today’s meeting.
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Carried
WHEREAS there is a report to reduce the speed limit on River Road listed as item 5 on today’s agenda; and WHEREAS Councillor Darouze provided comments after the report was published; and WHEREAS the intersection of River Road at Nicolls Island Road is on the boundary of both Councillor Darouze and Councillor Meehan’s Wards; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Transportation Committee approve the inclusion of the following comments from Councillor Darouze in the report entitled ‘River Road Speed Reductions to 60 km/h’ prior to the report rising to Council on October 14. I’m always in support safety measures for the community; however, I’m concerned that lowering the speed could cause drivers in the open areas to speed in order to pass other drivers they feel are going too slow. Therefore, I’ve used speed display boards on the southern sections of the road for traffic calming to avoid this potential for unsafe driving. I will support the local councillors if they feel this will help, but it comes with great concern that it’s going to cause more aggressive driving and in turn, more accidents, which is never what we want to see in our communities .