152.2024 Requesting Speed Limit Reduction - Tuthill Road RESOLUTION REQUESTING SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION
FOR TUTHILL ROAD
RESOLUTION NO.: 152,2024
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board and Highway Superintendent support lowering the
speed limit on the entire length of Tuthill Road in the Town from 40 to 30 miles per hour due to Tuthill
Road's narrowness and many curves,thereby being a potential danger to pedestrians,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby requests that the maximum speed limit
on the entire length of Tuthill Road be lowered from 40 to 30 miles per hour for safety reasons, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, in accordance with NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law §1622, that the Town Board
further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to forward a certified copy of this Resolution and
any other necessary documentation to the NYS Department of Transportation Works and/or Warren
County Department of Public Works for the purposes of studying and establishing a lower maximum
speed limit on the entire length of Tuthill Road and take any other needed actions to effectuate the
terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 15t'day of April, 2024 by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT: Mr. McNulty