Are the signs on the multi-modal paths in The Villages effective?
It’s a question that the Multi-Modal Path Discussion Group is trying to answer. That body, made up of representatives of the Amenity Authority Committee, Community Development Districts 1-4 and the Project Wide Advisory Committee, which includes representatives from CDDs 5 through 10, met Tuesday morning at Savannah Center.
Les Thompson of the Village of Bridgeport at Lake Miona said it’s time to get rid of the white stick stop signs.
“Nobody obeys them and they are not enforceable. Get rid of them,” he said.
Thompson found some support for that position.
“I have never hit one myself, but I have seen a lot of them knocked over,” said Community Development District 1 Chair Ellen Cora.
So how about those signs at all of the tunnels?
“Why do we have to have a sign that says, ‘Tunnel?'” asked CDD 4 Chairman Jim Murphy.
Not so fast, cautioned CDD 3 Supervisor Gail Lazenby, who spent many years with The Villages Public Safety Department.
He explaind that those signs at the tunnels are important identifiers that can help residents guide emergency responders to exactly where they are needed.
Many both on the Multi-Modal Path Discussion Group and in the audience commented that too many signs diminish the beauty of The Villages
“I hear loud and clear that less is better,” said Project Wide Advisory Committee Chairman Peter Moeller, who also chairs the Multi-Modal Path Discussion Group.
The group will continue to meet and will also take up the heated topic of speed bumps at a future meeting.
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