The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to [email protected].

Question:

Hi,

Very often (specifically on Friday afternoons), the people from the golf club close off Country Club Rd going towards Hope Chapel Rd which causes a tremendous backup exiting Pine Park. When it is like this, there is only one way out of the park, which is towards County Line Rd. This is both a major safety concern as well as a major traffic concern. Can something please be done to alleviate this issue?

Thank you

Response from Mayor Coles:

Good afternoon. It is important to remember that Country Club Rd at that point is a private driveway, not a township street. They graciously allow us to use it most times but close it down when they are busy at the golf course. There have been a number of very close calls, including a couple of accidents, where drivers hit a golf cart or vice versa.

Thanks,

Ray

Question:

Hi Mr. Mayor,

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to our community.

I would like to bring to your attention the significant morning traffic on Vine Avenue between Essex Street and Oak Street.

I would like to suggest extending/opening Vermont Avenue through to Oak Street.

There is currently an unpaved road in that area, and if it were developed into a permanent roadway, it could provide an alternative route and help alleviate congestion on Vine Avenue during peak hours.

Thank you for your consideration of this suggestion. I appreciate your time and efforts on behalf of our community.

Issac,

Response from Mayor Coles:

Good afternoon

We are actually getting ready to begin that extension. Plans are done and contracts should be issued soon.

Question:

To the honorable Mayor, R. Coles,

Good morning. I was hoping you could take a look at these three requests, regarding the roads of our Town.

1 – Please can you advise the Transportation Department to install Lane-Use signage on Forest Avenue, northbound, at the corner of County Line Road?
It gets awfully jumbled there during the peak congestion times.

2 – Furthermore, I was wondering if you could put in a request for a study/fix to be done at the corner of Ninth Street and Route 9. The vehicles turning from Ninth Street onto Route 9 have to linger for a while, waiting for a break in the myriad of pedestrians crossing. It seems only three cars on average, could ultimately make the turn at each cycle. Perhaps, a left-turn signal could be added to Ninth Street, or, a separate, dedicated green signal solely for pedestrians, and another following, solely for vehicles?

3 – As there is a traffic buildup at any given hour, at the intersection of Princeton Avenue and Seventh Street, even during non peak congestion hours, I thought a traffic light would serve the area better than a four-way stop sign. Perhaps the Township Engineer could have a look?

Wishing for safer and better traffic solutions. Thank you.

Your humble constituent,
S. R.

Response from Mayor Coles:

Thank you for these insightful suggestions.

I forwarded your email to our engineers and asked them to investigate each one

Take care

Ray

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