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Summit Avenue in Lakewood is drawing complaints from residents.
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LAKEWOOD — Complaints of site visitors congestion on Summit Avenue is prompting the Lakewood Village Board to take motion.

The board will maintain a public listening to Sept. 26 at 6:40 p.m. within the village to listen to feedback on a proposed regulation to ban vehicles from utilizing the highway. The listening to can be held on the village corridor.

Trustee Ben Troche stated he and different trustees have acquired many complaints about Summit Avenue.

“We determined to cross a neighborhood regulation with some enamel to it,” stated Troche.

The listening to has to happen earlier than any native regulation will be handed and adopted. At its final assembly, on Aug. 26, the board licensed Village Division of Public Works Supervisor Thomas Pilling to order indicators to be positioned alongside the highway.

“What it comes right down to is that these semis have been carrying development supplies and avoiding Fairmount Avenue that they need to be taking as a result of it’s sooner to undergo the village due to all of the site visitors,” Troche added.

Trustee Richard Fischer acquired a criticism from a Winchester Street resident who informed Fischer he just lately witnessed 103 development vehicles utilizing Summit Avenue.

Whereas particular wording nonetheless is being written for the signage, the board launched a preliminary draft of what the native regulation could entail which incorporates to ban industrial automobiles, tractors, tractor-trailer mixtures, semi-trailer mixtures, or tractor-trailer-semi-trailer mixtures from utilizing West and East Summit Avenue as by means of site visitors inside the village.

Police Chief Christopher DePonceau stated the police can’t implement the regulation except indicators are posted.

In different enterprise the board authorised the bid of $88,769 from the Dave Warren, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, delearship of Jamestown for 4 2023 police automobiles. The automobiles embody two Dodge Chargers, one Dodge Durango, and one Ram 1500 Pickup truck. The automobiles might not be prepared for operation till about Might 2023.

The board additionally set two different public hearings for special-use permits. The primary listening to is about for Sept. 26 at 6:30 p.m. on the village corridor for a special-use allow for Colleen Hayes who’s requesting a short-term rental at 262 E. Fairmount Ave. The second listening to is about for Sept. 26 at 6:35 p.m. on the village corridor for Jennifer Greer who’s requesting a short-term rental at 3 W. Terrace Ave.

The village additionally authorised the publication of request for proposals (RFP) for the Richard O. Hartley Park playground gear set up and website preparation providers. The RFPs are due by e mail to the village clerk by 3 p.m. Oct. 4.

Trustees additionally authorised the Inside Income Service elevated mileage charge of 62.5 cents per mile which is efficient from July 1 to the tip of the 12 months.