For more information on this project, contact Bob Washam, Environmental Health Director, or Wendy Roberts, PACE EH Coordinator at the Martin County Health Department.
MARTIN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
June/July, 2005 PACE EH Report
To: Daniel Parker, MSP, GAL
Assistant Division Director, Division of Environmental Health
From: Wendy Roberts,
PACE EH Coordinator
Date:
August,
2005
Subject: June/July PACE EH Update
We had only one meeting in the month of June as the first meeting had
to be canceled at the last moment because the church was not available.
The meeting was held on June 20, 2005. Only five members were in
attendance.
Lisa Wichser, Transportation Administrator/Traffic Engineer attended
the meeting to provide the team with information on the following
issues: traffic calming options for the Pettway Street, how to reduce
the speed limit on A1A from 45 to 35 MPH, getting caution signs on
Pettway St. to alert drivers to hidden driveways and the bus stop, and
lastly the process to change to the spelling of a street name sign
changed. Some of the options she mentioned in regards to traffic
calming; to install islands with landscaping, landscape the sides of the
road to give the appearance of a narrower road, install speed tables
(speed bumps), and install raised intersections. In order for a change
to occur, a written petition is needed from the majority of the people
affected requesting a traffic study on Pettway and it would need to
include recommendations for traffic calming and cautions signs. County
traffic engineers would conduct a study for one week on the number of
cars using Pettway Street and their speed. The countys traffic
engineers use the data to create a priority list for all funding
projects that is submitted to the Board of County Commissioners for
approval. If the project is not funded by the county commissioners, the
District Commissioner can allocate funds from the districts budget. The
estimated cost is between $3,000 -$ 5,000. A petition has been created
for this issue and the residents will submit it at the August 22, 2005
meeting (see attachment.)
A written petition is also needed from the majority of people in the
affect area requesting to change the street name London back to Lundy.
The team decided to have a petition created for this issue (See
attachment.)
Lisa plans to research when and why the speed limit was raised on
A1A. She doesnt think that the team would be successful in getting the
limited reduced from 45mph to 35 mph.
Bob had the idea of creating a community sign for Gomez. The team
members were given a picture of a community sign in Banner Lake to be
used as an example for creating a sketch of a sign for Gomez. The teams
assignment is to submit their sketch at the August 22, 2005 meeting, and
decide on how many signs they want to have constructed.
It was decided to suspend meeting for the summer and resume meetings
starting on August 22, 2005.
February, 2005
March, 2005
April, 2005
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