Hamburg Seeks County Help In Reducing Speed LimitHamburg Seeks County Help In Reducing Speed Limit

12/9/13 - The Hamburg Township Board will be paying a visit to the County Board of Commissioners to seek help in getting a local speed limit lowered. The township has tried and failed in the past to get the Michigan State Police to reduce the 55 mile per hour speed limit on Merrill Road reduced. The road is flanked on both sides by Bennett Park, and Supervisor Pat Hohl says there can be up to 6,500 children in that park on certain weekends of the summer for baseball and soccer tournaments. The speed limit for the road is determined by a formula that examines how drivers tend to behave along that stretch, and Merrill is a relatively straight and level road with good blacktop. At its meeting last week, the Hamburg Township Board unanimously voted to have as many members as possible attend an upcoming meeting of the County Board to ask for proactive help in convincing the MSP to lower the speed limit. Hohl tells WHMI there are several public safety arguments to be made against the current speed limit, including that it poses a threat to the young athletes as well as those who are using the Lakeland Trail and the disc golf course. The township clerk is preparing a draft ordinance to present to the county board at the meeting. (TD)