Streets & Roads Commission

LARRY HUSHOUR Streets and Roads Commission Mayor MARY BETH OBREMSKI, Chair JON SAMAYOA, Secretary LYNNE GALLETTI, Liaison JASON POIRIER, Council President Commission Members: PAMELA REED, Secretary LUCI RIEGEL KARL MUNDER MARY HUSHOUR LYNNE GALLETTI STEPHEN DOMOTOR ZACHARY FANNING CAROLYN LANGILLE Streets and Roads Commission Meeting Agenda Virtual Meeting Tuesday, March 29thth 6:30 p.m. I. Call to Order and Pledge Meeting called to order 6:31pm. In attendance: Chairperson Mary Beth Obremski, Council Liaison Lynne Galletti, Luci Riegel, Mary Hushour, Zachary Fanning, Carolyn Langille II. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes Motion to approve made by Luci Riegel and seconded by Zachary Fanning. Minutes approved . III. Staff Updates Officer Brooks-no updates. Officer Brooks was unable to attend the meeting. IV. Council Liaison Report Delineators have been added around Chick Fil-A to decrease illegal U-turns. Looking for ways to obtain compensation for delineators and signs that are damaged due to illegal U-turns through civil citations. Currently, the Town receives no compensation if someone gets a ticket. New traffic studies on Main Street, Prospect and around Liquidity Ale works. The old Capital One Bank building area to potentially become a car wash which may add a Right turn lane at the Ridgeville light. V. Public Comment pertaining to non -agenda items Comment – A review of the recent traffic studies on Town Website did not include Sterling Glen. Response: Two studies that were conducted in 2019 and 2020 were left off. These studies are now on the Town Website. Comment -Request for speed limit signs, speed cameras on Buffalo Road near Sterling Glen. Response: This section of Buffalo Road is not owned by the town therefore the Town cannot make any changes or enforce speed. P.O. Box 50, Mount Airy, MD 21771 Telephone: (301) 829-1424 • Fax: (301) 829-1259 Email: town@mountairymd.gov • Web Page: www.mountairymd.gov  VI. Old Business Speed and Traffic Studies – Lynne Galletti: Speed and Traffic Studies are under Boards and Commissions, on the Mount Airy MD Gov website. (https://www.mountairymd.org/177/Streets-Roads- Commision) Will make traffic and volume concerns around the local schools a priority. Rising Ridge Road speeding update Lynne Galletti: Continue to receive positive feedback via email regarding the new stop signs and raised crosswalks. This topic will remain on the agenda. Car Seat Safety Luci Reigel: Waiting on Carroll County Health Department as they are not fully up and running due to the pandemic. Tentatively planning a car seat safety check at Watkins Park on a Wednesday in June to correlate with the Farmers Market. VII. New Business Citizen submittals Comment: Concern for flickering streetlight. Response: The town corrected the light. Comment -Request for speed limit signs, speed cameras on Buffalo Road near Sterling Glen. Response: This section of Buffalo Road is not owned by the town therefore the Town cannot make any changes or enforce speed. Will consult the Mayor to see if there is anything we can do. Will provide an update at the May meeting. Senior Task Force Update There is a shuttle bus that transports the Seniors. Continue to have one on Wednesdays from June through the end of September. Continue to improve sidewalk safety for the seniors in Town. Town Map Find or create a town boundary map to show the town limits. Will publish this map on the Town website. Farmer’s Market Opens Wednesday, June 1st . Will have a strong police presence. Civil Air Patrol or volunteers to assist with street and sidewalk safety during the event. Four County Catch Monthly newsletter. Look to join with other councils to place an ad in it. VIII. Adjournment – next meeting: May 31st at 6:30pm Luci Riegel motioned to adjourn the meeting and Mary Hushour seconded the motion. All in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 8:31pm. Next meeting: Tuesday May 31st at 6:30pm and will be held virtually until further notice. P.O. Box 50, Mount Airy, MD 21771 Telephone: (301) 829-1424 • Fax: (301) 829-1259 Email: town@mountairymd.gov • Web Page: www.mountairymd.gov