Stop signs

Stop signs

We have a lot of stop signs in Southern Village. They mean what they say. If someone does not think there ought to be a stop sign at any place, they are free to ask that it be removed. While it is there, the las says you must stop FULLY.

Only police officers who witness a car failing to stop can issue summonses.

But there are other options.

A citizen can initiate a complaint directly.

And it is possible to ask the police simply to speak to the offending party.

Our new community police unit is there for this very purpose. You can call Sgt GUNNER or Officers WAGNER or CLARK at 969-2068, generally between 8:30 AM and 5 PM.

I may start posting license plates of cars I have seen that have not fully stopped at intersections. Others may wish to do the same.

A young fellow in a silver 4 door car, an older model, just went through two stop signs, one at the Weaver Street Market corner and the other below, at the day care center intersection. He stopped around the corner and I pulled up and stopped. He admitted he had not stopped and said there was no need to do so because there were no people around. He told me to go ahead and call the police; they will do nothing to him, he said.

That's not the attitude I expect of people in Southern Village.