City’s Public Safety Committee reverses stop sign decision

HURON — The Huron City Public Safety Committee met Tuesday morning, to consider public statements regarding its November decision to remove two stop signs at the intersection of 18th Street Southeast and Riverview Drive.
More than a dozen Huron citizens spoke during the time for public testimony.
Among the reasons cited by residents of the area who were against the removal of the stop signs were the following:
— Continuity with recent additions of stop signs in areas to enhance safety at odds with removing these stop signs

demographics of the Riverview Drive neighborhood changing in recent years to include significantly more children,
— Making safe and aware driving more of a poignant issue
lack of speed limit signs at ends of the street to slow motorists beyond having to stop at the intersection.
— The “unique” attributes of the fourth access of the intersection being a private drive that is obscured in both directions and benefits from the stop signs, allowing for safe entry onto the roadway.
Committee chair Bryan Smith thanked the public for their attendance and willingness to share their concerns on the matter.
He explained the city study done to warrant the previous decision that determined traffic numbers were overall low in the area, which may not warrant the need for a stop sign.
Smith also mentioned the positions of those who had contacted him but did not choose to speak at this meeting who were in favor of the change.
The committee then took a vote and chose to overturn its previous decision, leaving the stop signs in place at 18th Street Southeast and Riverview Drive.