144.2002
RESOLUTION REQUESTING SPEED LIMIT STUDY AND POSSIBLE
REDUCTION FOR WEST MOUNTAIN ROAD, QUEENSBURY
RESOLUTION NO.: 144, 2002
INTRODUCED BY : Mr. Daniel Stec
SECONDED BY : Mr. Theodore Turner
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 Aviation Road, including the area of the road
intersecting with Mountain View Lane and Bonner Drive, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to adopt a Resolution requesting that the speed limit be
studied and possibly 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’s Office 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.
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Duly adopted this 4 day of March, 2002 by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Brower, Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner, Mr. Stec, Mr. Brewer
NOES : None
ABSENT: None