Essex Selectmen Vote to Add Stop Sign on River Road

At the November 4, 2009 Board of Selectmen meeting, the Traffic Authority unanimously approved to have a third stop sign installed on River Road going northbound at the Book Hill intersection. The stop sign will be installed on December 20, 2009.

UPDATE: The Essex Town Hall wrote to us to say they mistakenly sent us the date of December 20th. The new sign will be installed on November 20th.

  • FL3588
    Who is the "Traffic Authority"? Was this stop sign item on the 11/4 agenda?
  • LocalOnlineNews
    Yes the item was on the recent agenda for the Board of Selectmen.

    Many towns have a separate traffic authority for deciding matters like traffic signs and other related items on town-owned roads. Because Essex does not have a separate commission, the Board of Selectmen serves as the traffic authority. State statutes require the Board of Selectmen to make a motion to convene themselves as the traffic authority when deciding matters like the stop sign referenced in the article.
  • FL3588
    We were in favor of STOP sign #2 (River Road south @ BookHill Road) but are strongly opposed to STOP sign #3 (River Road north). Unnecessary overkill.
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