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HB NEWS RESIDENTS WANT SPEED LIMIT LOWERED Continued from page 1 council— you need to. nd: a solution,” said Krystin calizzi, a mother of three young ae who lives in Glen William: “Thave called Halton Re- gional Police's non-emer- gency line many times and we get some enforcement, but it's a short-term solu- tion. Something needs to be done to slow the cars down before someone gets hurt." Mayor Rick Bonnette {00k {7 Pwsitter | {0 respond Town will continue to re- view traffic calming mea- sures in the Glen," he said. “We are not giving up on this community and fur- ther information is to come.” Ward 2 Coun. Bryan Lewis said he thinks the in- tent of the bollard installa- tion on Wildwood has been misunderstood. "Tt was to be on a trial ba- sis, not anent," he said. "We identified at least one street in each ward to be part of the trial. Due to many concerns by resi- dents, the Town selected Wildwood Road in Ward 2. Now there's a police investi- gation with possible charg- es pending. It's a cost e a of the town taxpayer: place stolen or comeed ards." A Statement from the town to in- Graham Paine/Metroland Bollards like these were installed on Wildwood Road in an attempt to slow traffic down, but they were stolen twice. dicates ‘hat staff will be dis- cussing next steps for Wild- we iba framework of the munici- pality's approved traffic calming pro Lewis said te Bonnette and Coun. Clark Somerville met with a group of Glen filliams residents last week to a a variety of issues, with s| con- cerns bei f them. He said the residents would like to see a speed limit of 40 km/h set on all that some side would warrant a limit even lower than that. According to town staff, speed limit reductions in certain areas of the Glen have been implemented over the years, along with (OPEN KITCHEN RESTAURANT FOODSTUFFS Specialty ¢ Bulk « Health For a Small Fee/Week participate in this Foodie Feature linking your business or menu to these QR codes! [ Please contact Nancy Gibson pod information on placing your QR pore) ad. | om Cell: 289-681-2041 | ng Limited Space - Book Today! other traffic calming mea- sures like a speed bump on Prince Street, traffic bol- lards on Confederation Street, "SLOW" pavement markings on Wildwood Road and Prince Street and even the use of a police offi- cer silhouette at various lo- cations. “Significant efforts have been made over the years to improve traffic calming in “Please know that the Town will continue to review traffic calming measures in the Glen. We are not giving up on this community and further information is to come." Glen Williams,” said com- missioner of transportation and public works Bill An- lrews. “Speeding is argu- ably the most common sompiaint received by the and unfortunately is Bis confined toany spon neighbourhood graphic area.” Impending reconstruc- tion projects on Prince, Confederation and Main streets will incorporate measures to slow vehicles down, he noted, with Eighth Line north of Wild- wood slated for future traf- fic calming evaluation. For residents in the ~ Mayor Rick Bonnette Glen, any additional mea- sures to curb speeding can't happen soon enough. "I feel like we're getting nowhere and it's becoming ane safety risk," said Mi- c "I don't want to see someone's loved. one hurt or someone's pet hit." STORY BEHIND THE STORY: With the traffic bollard issue on Wildwood Road shining a light on residents' ongoing concerns around speeding in Glen Williams, we wanted to take a closer look at how the Town of Halton Hills plans to address the matter. Mountainview Residence by the Glen The only family owned & operated retirement home in Halton Hills. You've worked hard to enjoy r ina family, friendly atmosph On-site activities to foster social, emotional, physical and mental wellbeing. to make this the bes cial meals (var 10 support daily well being. We are growing with Residents our community. Come are fully vaccinated, see our new designs all are in good spirits starting summer 2021! Loci Ed on the cusp of Kee Hamlet of Glen Williams 222 Mountainview 9 www. mountainviewresidence.com rth, Georgetown time of your life of food choices), along ORCA INH UONEH - dl UL | 6 4 Fy Zz 5 2 g Ea s x 8 eordyouy