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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Robert M. Boche, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: R. Thompson
COMMITTEE TITLE: ST CROIX COUNTY TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
DATE: October 12, 1995
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Sheriff Bepartment
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Parking Signs by Freedom Station
NEW BUSINESS:
Parking on CTH A by State Park
Corridor Safety Project
Speed Wave Enforcement
Legislative Up -Date
-.North/South of Burkhardt
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY:
R. Thompson
DATE: 09-27-95
COPIES TO: County Clerk
News Media/Notice Board
Committee Members
St. Croix County -Traffic Safety Commission held a meeting October 12, 1995 at
1:30 p.m. at the County Sheriff Department in Hudson.
Present were: Joe Gustafson, Roland Thompson, Steve Schofield, Laverne Burke,
Doris Peterson, Willard Jochimsen, Jerry Neumann, Al Bentley, Miles Wittig:,and
Dolores Ford.
Roland Thompson called meeting to order. Motion made, seconded and carried to
approve agenda.
Next meeting is scheduled for January 18th, 1996.
Motion made, seconded and carried to approve minutes of last meeting as
written.
Old Business:
Hudson is still working on the problem of the parking of semi units
by the Freedom Station on Coulee Road. Roland will keep checking with
them on this to see what solution can be made.
Speeds in the Houlton area will be checked by State DOT as soon
as possible -- before the first of the year 1996.
NEW Business:
Discussion of the parking along CTH A by the State Park and the hazard
it creates. Thompson will contact the State Park people and get their
imput.
Both the Corridor:. Safety and the Speed Wave Projects have been
successful and extended another year starting in October 1995 and going
through August 1996.
Miles Wittig brought up the involvement of a school bus in an accident
in our area. It was felt that the bus was operating as it should and that
perhaps speed of the other vehicles were a factor because of the dense fog
at the time.
Legislative Up -Date -- In -Line Skaters now have the same privilege
as a bicyclists on the roadway and travels with the traffic. Discussion
on the requirements of those under 16 riding in the back of a pick up
truck. Talked of the requirement of 0 tolerance for underage or lose
highway funds. Joe reports that of the 1994 deer crashes, 40.7% occurred
in October and November. In 1995 there were 573 fatalities state wide and
in 1994 there were 540. Distributed a fact sheet with more statistics on
type of accidents, etc. in which fatalities occurred. The Commission
reviewed the county spot map which shows the location of all accidents
reported to the Sheriff Department.
Vern Burke had attended an ambulance meeting in which consideration
of changing procedure in responding and handling of calls.
As a matter of information,
Hudson Bridge in now in service.
Motion to adjourn.
to let everyone know that the new
Respectfully submitted,
Dolores Ford