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Committees: Traffic Committee Traffic Committee The Traffic Committee is an advisory committee and makes recommendations to the Board of Selectmen for implementation. It considers all aspects of traffic and safety issues which are brought to the Committee's attention from citizens as well as Town Departments. For many years it consisted of representatives of the Police Department, Fire Department, Department of Public Works, Parking Clerk, Planning Board, and Light Department. In 1997, the committee was reorganized to include three citizen representatives, appointed for three year terms, plus the Police Chief (Chairman), Fire Chief, Town Planner and DPW Superintendent. The Traffic Committee exists to assist Hingham residents and business owners with ways to alleviate traffic concerns in all areas of the Town. The Traffic Committee does not have the power to implement changes but rather recommends proposals to the Board of Selectmen. Should a resident or merchant have a topic to bring before the Traffic Committee, they should make a written request to the Board of Selectmen, cc: Chief Taylor Mills, Hingham Police Department. Questions regarding traffic issues can by addressed by Sgt. David Horte, Traffic Sergeant, Hingham Police Department, 781-749-1212. Chief Taylor A. B. Mills, Chairman
The Traffic Committee exists to assist Hingham residents and business owners with ways to alleviate traffic concerns in all areas of the Town. The Traffic Committee does not have the power to implement changes but rather recommends proposals to the Board of Selectmen Issues discussed and either resolved, recommendations made or implemented. • Resident request for a sidewalk near the Greenbush train crossing on French St. Major reconstruction would be required to the just completed intersection and a sidewalk would encroach on wetlands. • Recommendation to the Board of Selectmen to reconfigure the traffic lights on South and Hersey Streets so that the lights in all four directions turn and remain red at times when the train gate is down, resulting in a safer intersection. • Implementation of the recommendation for a 2-hour parking limit, subject to sticker permits issued to employees of retail merchants in the Square, in the “Merchants’s Lot” between Central and Main Streets. • At the request of residents a stop sign and painted lines were installed at the intersection of Park Circle/Wompatuck Road/Planters’s Field Lane. • A concern that parking at the new restaurant that is to be opened on the former Settles Glass site on Station Street would impact the businesses at 27-41 Station Street resulted in a recommendation to limit parking to 30 minutes, 7 days a week, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in front of that business block. • A discussion on the use of “Jake Brakes” (a method of slowing down large trucks which produces a great deal of noise) resulted in a recommendation to amend the Traffic Rules and Order to prohibit the use of such brakes. • Selectman John Riley, on behalf of residents, reported that commercial vehicles are parking regularly for long periods of time in the spaces in the area of the boat ramp at the Harbor that are designated for cars and trucks with trailers. The committee recommended to the Selectmen that signs be posted “Two Hour Parking for Commercial Vehicles 2 1/2 tons or greater”, with fines to be determined by the Board of Selectmen. • Blanket approval was given for posting Neighborhood Watch signs with Police Dept. approval. • A speed and traffic study was recommended on Abington Street. • Recommended that No Parking signs be posted from the property line of Dunkin’ Donuts at Whiting and Gardner Street along both sides of Gardner Street down to #218. Should a resident or merchant have a topic to bring before the Traffic Committee, they should make a written request to the Board of Selectmen, cc: Chief Taylor Mills, Hingham Police Department. Questions regarding traffic issues can be addressed by Sgt. David Horte, Traffic Sergeant, Hingham Police Department, 781-749-1212.
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