Traffic strips removed from Ho-Ho-Kus road
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014, 4:22 PM LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2014, 5:20 PM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
HO-HO-KUS — Traffic counting cables illegally installed along Powderhorn Road one week ago were finally peeled from the street on Thursday afternoon, but Donna Cioffi warns that they could be returning.
Cioffi had been told by borough officials on Monday to remove the traffic counting cables within 24 hours, or else the town would intervene. However, the strips remained through Thursday, despite the written warning.
But now, “all illegal devices have been removed,” Cioffi reported Friday morning. “However, they may be returning, as per the recommendation of the engineer.”
Cioffi’s engineers, she said, suggested taking additional readings soon, as “they are not sure if the weight of the vehicles was registering correctly.”
Cioffi commissioned the independent traffic study of Powderhorn Road, where she resides, paying an engineering firm she won’t identify $600 to conduct the analysis. The longtime borough resident said she is confident that traffic on the popular commuter cut-through exceeds county estimates of approximately 4,000 vehicles on any given day. Cioffi maintains enforcement by borough police of weight restrictions has been lax along her street, where she’d also like to see traffic volumes reduced.
Cioffi said she plans to share the results with county and borough officials.
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See these people just don’t live in Ridgewood.
“Donna Cioffi warns that they could be returning” WOW !
Okay, I understand that from a “who owns the road” perspective, the town had the right to take the strips out. However, my question to them, is why?
If the town didn’t have strips removed then anyone could put anything they felt “appropriate” in the road. Where would it end?
I understand that, but these are traffic counting strips specifically designed for traffic measurement. They pose absolutely no hindrance to traffic. I could understand it if someone put distracting or dangerous items in the road. It seems clear to me that the town did it just because they could, and because they didn’t like where the home-owner was going with the expected results.
A little civil disobedience is good for the soul…even it happens in Mayberry.
So where does this stand…?
How does one get a roads issue looked at in Ridgewood…? Do I go to Roberta S….??