2/13/14 - The entire Hamburg Township Board will attend an upcoming meeting of the County Board of Commissioners to ask for help on an issue of public safety. Township Supervisor Pat Hohl says the board is concerned about the speed limit of Merrill Road, which divides the two halves of Manley Bennett Park. He says the road currently has six to seven thousand cars per day with a speed limit of 55 miles per hour. The township board feels that this poses a threat to the young athletes who use the sports fields in the park and often must cross the road to get from the parking lot to the play areas. Hohl tells WHMI the township has been trying to get the speed limit on that road reduced since the 1980's without success. The township has now forwarded the information it has compiled on the subject to the County Board of Commissioners, and the entire board will attend the commission's March 3rd meeting to make a plea for their cause. Hohl says the gathering has been announced as an official special meeting for the board, which will prevent any questions of illegality regarding the Open Meeting Act. County officials tell WHMI that while they are glad to hear from Hamburg officials, the county doesn't set speed limits and that it's a process largely controlled by the State Police. (TD/JK)
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