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Meeting Minutes
• FOLGDED 1EE' • Tuesday, September 12,2000
A regular meeting of the Town of Mamaroneck Traffic Committee was held on September 12,
2000 in the Senior Center at Mamaroneck Town Center located at 740 West Boston Post
Road, Mamaroneck,New York, 10543
Members Present:
David Lobl
Camille Odierna
Rosalind Weinstein
Pincus Leitner
Domenic Derrico
Nancy Angiulo
Richard Mari
Members Absent:
Judith A. Myers TOM Town Board
Lt. John Anderson TOM Police Department
Others Present:
Stephen V. Altieri TOM Town Administrator
Committee Business:
Approval of Minutes June 27,2000
1. Correspondence from Joy Millette dated June 27,2000,re: speeding and lack of speed
bumps on Maple Hill Drive.
- Discussion by the committee on this matter. Mr. Leitner suggested a"School Zone Ahead"
sign. The Committee, however, decided that this was an enforcement issue for the Police
Department. The Committee requested that Maple Hill Drive be placed on the enforcement
list.
2. Correspondence from Beth Boyle dated August 7, 2000, re: speeding problem on
Fernwood Road/Clover Avenue.
- Bill Wolff and David Henderson — Residents of Fernwood Road appeared before the
Committee to ask for reconsideration of the previous request to install stop signs at the
intersection on Fernwood Road. Camille Odierna indicated that after reviewing the matter
again, she would be in favor of a four-way stop sign.
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On motion by Lobl second by Odierna, the Committee recommended on a vote of six in
favor and one against to install stop signs in both directions on Fernwood Road at the
intersection of Clover Avenue.
3. Correspondence from Chubby Autorino dated June 24, 2000, re: proximity of speed
limit signs on Harmon Drive.
- Mr. Autorino appeared before the Committee. His request is to move the 30mph signs from
current location to a location near the Girl Scout House. Approved by the Committee.
4. Correspondence from Peter Papazoglou dated July 10, 2000, re: speeding traffic at the
intersection of Harrison Drive and Woods Way.
- Mr. Papazoglou appeared before the Committee. Mr. Mari expressed concern with the in-
stallation of a stop sign at this location; cars stopping on the hill of Harrison Avenue could
be a safety hazard. Also, the stop sign is not an appropriate speed control method. Ms.
Angiulo asked that this matter be deferred to October to allow the Police Department to
provide information. Memo to John Anderson requesting satisfactory information. Send
October meeting notice to Mr. Papazoglou.
Items Not On the Agenda:
Traffic traveling from Myrtle Boulevard to Edgewood via Preston. Catherine Wachs
appeared before the Board. She expressed concerns that there are a number of cars from the
train station using Preston St. and Edgewood Avenue as a short cut. On motion by Dave
Lobl and second by Donald Derrico 4 in favor, 1 against that the Town erect a "No Left
Turn" sign on Myrtle Boulevard (Eastbound towards Weaver Street before the intersection
of Preston). 5:00— 7:30 p.m. Monday—Friday.
5. Correspondence from Dipanjan Ghosh dated July 26, 2000, re: traffic,speeding, noise,
congestion and vehicle emissions at Myrtle Blvd./Weaver Street.
- Mr. Ghosh appeared before the Committee and discussed his concerns regarding traffic on
Weaver Street. Specifically, the residents concern was for cars making a right turn on red
from Myrtle Boulevard onto Weaver Street. The resident requested that the"No Turn On
Right"regulation become permanent. Mr. Leitner agreed with Mr. Ghosh that the"No Turn
on Red"be made permanent on Myrtle Boulevard to Weaver Street. Motion by Mr. Leitner
seconded by Donald Derrico it was unanimously approved to amend"No Turn on Red" to
be permanent. Also,Town will relocate Hidden Driveway sign in front of 191 Weaver Street
—Install bigger sign if possible.
6. Correspondence from Blandine Valla dated August 24, 2000, re: visibility by motorists
of children playing at Byron Lane.
- Children at Play signs—Byron Lane. The Committee followed its long standing practice of
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not installing this type of sign in the Town.
7. Gail Hiler: Request for stops signs to be moved from Meadow Place and Hawthorne
Road to Howell Avenue.
- Relocation of Stop signs at Intersection of Howell, Meadow and Hawthorne.
Howell Park residents are requesting that the Stop signs be placed on Howell Road and
removed from Meadow and Hawthorne. The Committee discussed the best arrangement for
Stop signs at the intersection, motion by David Lobl second by Donald Derrico, it was
approved to recommend to the Town Board that stop signs be installed on Howell Avenue
before Meadow going East and a Stop sign be installed on Howell going west before the
intersection with Hawthorne Road.
8. Adam Saber Winthrop at Plymouth Concerned that the streets are used as a shortcut
before Weaver Street and Boston Post Road.
The Committee determined that there appeared to be no way to prevent traffic from traveling
through Winthrop.
- Install Stop sign at Chase Bank driveway on Winthrop.
Distributed Hommocks Report—Place on October Agenda.
The next scheduled Traffic Committee meeting will be held on October 17, 2000.
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