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REPORT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE F i I e # 2 f Ad la(
Date: July 19, 1993 Res. #(„ �-
Report#: File#: _D_._03 .2_9 .02 By-.Law#
Subject: SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD REQUEST
HASH ROAD AND FOURTH STREET, COURTICE
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-29-93 be received;
2 . THAT staff be authorized to hire an adult school crossing
guard for the intersection of Nash Road and Fourth Street in
Courtice to commence in September, 1993 and that the cost be
funded from the contingency account for 1993; and
3. THAT Mrs . Charlene Wilbur of 23 Lynwood Avenue, Courtice, be
advised of Council's decision.
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REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENTS
No. 1: Correspondence from Mrs. Charlene Wilbur
2.0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 By letter dated April 28, 1993, (Attachment No. 1) Mrs.
Charlene Wilbur of 23 Lynwood Avenue advised the Town of the
potential hazard related to school children crossing Nash Road
at Fourth Street in Courtice.
2 .2 Subsequently, staff conducted a school crossing guard need
study on three (3) occasions and the results indicated that
REPORT NO. : WD-29-93 PAGE 2
school children had experienced between 50 to 70% delay time
in crossing Nash Road.
2 .3 Pursuant to Council's adopted policies, a school crossing
guard would be required if the delay time is in excess of 50%.
This location therefore requires an adult school crossing
guard.
2 .4 At the budget deliberations in early spring of this year staff
pointed out that the school crossing guard budget does not
contain extra funds for any additional guards for 1993 .
Council indicated that should a future need be identified, the
funds will be drawn from the Town's contingency account for
1993 . The estimated cost for 1993 is $2,000 and for a full
year is $5,000 . The Treasurer has advised that there is
sufficient money in the contingency account to cover the cost.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. , Lawrence E. K t eff,
Director of Public Works Chief Administrative Officer
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Frank Wu, M.C. I .P
Director of Planning
and Development
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June 28, 1993
Attachment
April 28, 1993.
Mr . Franklin Wu,
Planning Director, 'T' ""`''�
Town of Newcastle,
40 Temperance St . ,
Bowmanville, Ontario . MAY 6 1993
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Dear Mr . Wu ; PJA NviNG DL P,', TM.ENT
I am writing to you regarding the intersection of
Fourth St . and Nash Road in Courtice. This intersection is
between Courtice Secondary School and Courtice North Public
School .
I have two children who attend Courtice North
Public School and we find it a challenge everyday trying to
cross Nash Road. Today I watched horrified as another child
narrowly missed being hit by a car as he crossed Nash Road on
his bike . It can be busy enough , that those of us who have to
cross Nash Road at Fourth Street end up taking a chance crossing
with hopes that the traffic will see us and slow down .
Other parents who do not have to cross Nash Road
have expressed their anger at the speeds that vehicles travel
by the time they reach Fourth Street and Nash Road . There
is a major problem with the traffic coming from the high school ,
= alot of these drivers have absolutely no regard for the speed
limit and the safety of others . The police have set up radar
occasionally but this is costly and so far not too effective
effort to a problem that is occuring every single day !
With the expansion of Courtice North Public School to
include Grades 7&8 in the very near future and the increase of
drivers at Courtice High School the traffic will only be
increasing and so will the danger . We are afraid that there
is going to be an injury or a death as a result of trying to
cross Nash Road or people parked on the side of Nash Road picking
up their children at Courtice North Public School . Last October
my children and I were walking on the sidewalk approaching the
intersection . A parent had just picked up her children and was
pulling on to Nash Road not realizing that the truck approaching
behind her from the high school was driving in excess of the
speed limit . The teenager in the truck had to lock up his brakes
and temporarily lost control of his truck because he was going too
fast ! Luckily for us , he was able to ..regain contro-l-...of.-bi.s t,r,uck.-.
because he had been heading directly for ups on 'the sid weak:
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Some of the parents would like to see a crossing
guard placed at Fourth St. , but we feel the best solution
for the safety of everyone would be making this a 3-way Stop.
There would be two major advantages to doing this :
1 . It would slow traffic down considerably by not allowing
the vehicles to pick up speed as they do now by the time they
reach Fourth St .
2 . If traffic had !.to stop this would allow people on foot to
safely cross Nash Rd. and allow cars pulling on to Nash Road
to do so at a much slower and safer speed.
Of course a third advantage would be the tax dollars saved by
not needing police there with radar or the cost of paying a
crossing guard.
It is my sincerest wish that you will follow through
on this matter , as it will not get better only worse as traffic
increases ! Please do this as soon as possible before someone is
hurt or worse - killed ! Please do not hesitate to contact me if
you have any questions or comments .
Sincerest thanks ,
Charlene Wilbur ,
23 Lynwood Ave . ,
Courtice , Ontario .
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436-2407
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