08-26-87 Residential Neighborhoods

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Residential Neighborhoods Committee Minutes/August 26 , 1987 Page 3 with regard to a review of all the specific routes. He noted that this was necessary as , in some instances , we must seek the cooperation of Mishawaka or the County. Mandy Bujecker of Mayflower Road and Cindy Kollar noted that they were representing a large number of Mayflower residents. They indicated that most of the truckers do have alternative routes but drive Mayflower. She indicated that the by-pass could be used and that there is grave concern with regard the safety of school children at the nearby Holy Family School. It was indicated that the road is extremely cracked and that the houses shake due to the noise during the gearing down process. Several examples were cited on Sample and Mayflower Roads. Mrs. Kollar noted that her daughter woke at approximately 3:00 a.m. last night due to the truck noise and was afraid that a truck would be driving through her bedroom. Councilman Voorde noted that he had previously been in contact with Mrs. Bujecker and that she had contacted both State and County officials. She noted that the particular portion of the highway is no longer under the State highway system and had documents showing its release by the State in 1979. She also indicated that she had been in contact with both the County Engineer and the City Engineer and was awaiting updates from them. Councilman Voorde questioned whether the by-pass proposal was feasible. Councilman Zakrzewski noted that he was still awaiting a response from County officials after having been contacted by the residents. Captain Friend noted that the City must delicately balance the needs between the truck industries and the residents. He believes the Police Department is basically caught in the middle as both parties must have proper represenation of their rights . He specifically questioned how the trucks coming off Sample would be routed. He did note, however, that the traffic division would begin investigating the problems of noise, gearing down and speeding this very evening. He further stated that reckless driving could be a possibility and that he would specifically look at the problem times between 3: 30 a. m. and 5 :00 a.m. Mrs. Marge Kelly, a resident on Ironwood , also noted that her lawn has been destroyed by trucks who have gone over the curb through her yard and stopped when striking trees . Councilman Braboy noted that she had several questions and concerns with regard to enforcement. She noted that on College Street, in particular, heavy trucks coming off Olive are going over curbs and yard areas. In particular , Osco trucks have been violators in the past. She also indicated problems between Washington & West Washington and Brookfield & Western with regard to beer trucks going over yards and curbs.