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271.2005 RESOLUTION REQUESTING SPEED LIMIT STUDY AND POSSIBLE REDUCTION FOR WEST MOUNTAIN ROAD, QUEENSBURY RESOLUTION NO.: 271, 2005 INTRODUCED BY : Mr. Daniel Stec WHO MOVED IT’S ADOPTION SECONDED BY : Mr. John Strough WHEREAS, due to increased residential construction and coinciding increase in road traffic in the area of West Mountain Road in the Town of Queensbury, the Queensbury Town Board has concerns about the current speed limit of West Mountain, a County Road, particularly that portion of the road from Gurney Lane to the intersection with Corinth Road, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to adopt a Resolution requesting that the speed limit be studied and reduced on West Mountain Road, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby requests that the speed limit along the entire length of West Mountain Road be studied and possibly reduced from the current 50 mile per hour speed limit for safety reasons, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, in accordance with 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 Warren County Department of Public Works and/or New York State Department of Transportation for the purposes of studying and possibly establishing a lower maximum speed limit on West Mountain Road in the Town of Queensbury. th Duly adopted this 6 day of June, 2005 by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner NOES : None ABSENT: None