119.2015 Speed Limit Reduction Country Club RESOLUTION REQUESTING SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION
FOR ENTIRE LENGTH OF COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
RESOLUTION NO.: 119,2015
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board and Town Highway Superintendent support a
lowering of the speed limit on the entire length of Country Club Road in the Town of Queensbury from
45 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour due to their concerns relating to its relationship to dense
residential developments, both adjoining and proximate, and the fact that this road is used by numerous
bicyclers of all ages who use this road because it is part of the Warren County Bikeway,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby requests that the maximum speed limit
on the entire length of Country Club Road be lowered from 45 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour for
safety reasons, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, in accordance with New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law §1622, that the
Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor's Office to forward a certified copy of
this Resolution and any other necessary documentation to the New York State Department of
Transportation Works and/or Warren County Department of Public for the purposes of studying and
establishing a lower maximum speed limit on the entire length of Country Club Road in the Town of
Queensbury.
Duly adopted this 23rd day of March, 2015 by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT : Mr. Clements