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Date Posted: 10:17:51 08/13/01 Mon
Author: Michael H
Subject: The Map Is Bigger Then Marsh Hill.

I sit here reading the article about the meeting on the speeding situation in the August 10th edition of the Lowell Sun. It is good to see that the police department took the time to meet with the Marsh Hill neighborhood and hear their concerns. After reading this article, I find that the Marsh Hill neighborhood was not to please by the outcome of the meeting. They should be pleased. They were shown the respect, and some information was swapped. They were handed a task and a follow up meeting will take place once it�s completed. Yet, the officers that met with this group were thought of as possibly pacifying the situation. Excuse me, but a quick fix is not going to correct the issue. And note, Marsh Hill Rd. and Old Marsh Hill Rd. are not the only streets being shown on the Dracut map.

Dracut is a spread out town that has little connecting roads to main routes that not only townies use, but out of townies use as shortcuts to and from work or wherever they may be going. Speeding on these roads are a problem for Dracut. The Police Department can only do so much to have coverage on these roads during the high traffic times. Any given situation can and will pull them away from these areas, so that they may provide service not only to specified areas, but also to the town in whole.

One thing the Marsh Hill neighborhood can do is talk to their neighborhood drivers. Officer Curtis supplied information to the group stating that a majority of the citations written in the Marsh Hill area were for residents of that area. Start off by addressing that problem with the neighbors.

Completing the request that the Chief requested of the Marsh Hill area residents, and then having that follow up meeting to discuss the findings is another step that can and should be taken.

The town may want to consider one-way traffic in the high traveling times. Make the problem areas one-ways in the opposite travel direction from 7 AM thru 9 AM, and 4 PM thru 6 PM. Hudson, NH uses this method as a way to cut the flow of traffic and speeders in their problem areas. I have a friend that lives in one of these areas, and he swears that it had a major impact on speeding and traffic in residential areas.

The Police Department may want to implement a radar trap on each of its shifts in the problem areas (if they already haven�t). 30 minutes of radar can go a long way, and also establish a presence that speeders will notice.

I have notice an increase in arrests that are listed in the Lowell Sun for Dracut. Is it because crime is going up? No. If you look at the reasons of arrests, they are mainly for motor vehicle violations, even DUI�s. Added patrol officers have enabled the department to be a little more aggressive on the streets. They in my eyes are doing a great job and are a credit to Dracut. Now, I don�t think that is pacifying.

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Replies:

Re: The Map Is Bigger Then Marsh Hill. -- Susan, 15:30:46 08/13/01 Mon
- Re: The Map Is Bigger Then Marsh Hill. -- Michael H, 09:31:15 08/14/01 Tue
  - Re: The Map Is Bigger Then Marsh Hill. -- Susan, 10:11:22 08/14/01 Tue
Re: The Map Is Bigger Then Marsh Hill. -- Stephanie Coyne, 16:16:21 08/13/01 Mon
Re: The Map Is Bigger Then Marsh Hill. -- Susan, 08:15:21 08/14/01 Tue
- Re: The Map Is Bigger Then Marsh Hill. -- Stephanie Coyne, 08:38:29 08/14/01 Tue
Re: The Map Is Bigger Then Marsh Hill. -- Susan, 09:57:13 08/14/01 Tue
Re: The Map Is Bigger Then Marsh Hill. -- Mike, 23:51:57 08/20/01 Mon
Sit on the corner of B street! -- Kelly, 10:53:34 08/23/01 Thu
- Re: Sit on the corner of B street! -- Susan, 20:55:26 09/05/01 Wed
Re: The Map Is Bigger Then Marsh Hill. -- Susan, 20:42:25 09/05/01 Wed