We have forward progress! As you may recall, the City of Dunwoody requested a petition signed by at least 20% of the properties on Stonington to establish our interest in conducting a further review of the traffic situation. This petition was completed yesterday afternoon, well in advance of the October 1, 2012 deadline, and I have emailed a PDF copy to the City, as well as sent original documents. I have declined to post original copies of the filing to this blog for privacy purposes, but I will be happy to share copies via private email should you wish. Below, you will find a copy of the cover letter that I sent with the petition, which notes three major issues that should be addressed by the study. I have redacted portions of my personal information for privacy purposes as well.
September 17,
2012
VIA REGISTERED
MAIL
City
of Dunwoody - Public Works Department
41
Perimeter Center East, Suite 250
Dunwoody,
GA 30346
Re:
Stonington Road Traffic Issues – Request for Study
Dear
Ms. Drysdale:
Pursuant to your helpful email communication
of August 17, 2012, I have secured eight signatures of Stonington Road
residents who are directly affected by the traffic issues I describe below. This represents approximately 22% of the 36
homes that abut Stonington Road, and should serve to communicate to the City of
Dunwoody that there is sufficient interest to proceed with a study.
As I have communicated previously,
an adequate study will address the impact of three factors that currently make
Stonington Road unsafe. These three
factors are as follows:
- Drivers exceeding the speed
limits by considerable amounts.
Stonington Road features a significant hill and valley, and allows
cars to frequently attain speeds of 40-50 mph with very little difficulty
(in a 25 mph zone).
- Failure to observe the stop
signs. Though the stop signs are posted at
intersections, the “flow-through” nature, and steep hills of Stonington
Road makes them very, very easy roll through. It is common to see the stop signs ignored
at very high speeds.
- Illegal use of Stonington
Road as a cut through. The
neighborhood of Dunwoody North is surrounded by “No Cut Through” signs
that are ignored. Stonington Road siphons
a considerable amount of this traffic.
Additionally, despite signs indicating that Stonington Road is
closed to westbound traffic between 7-9am, a considerable amount of Tilly
Mill traffic uses the Stonington Corridor illegally during those hours.
Please let me know if further
information is required. There is a
great deal of enthusiasm in our neighborhood about finally having these
concerns addressed by our local government, and I would like to ensure that I
give the City fast and complete responses as needed. Additionally, I am keeping our neighbors
informed through my blog at http://dunwoodytraffic.blogspot.com
. We eagerly await your response.
Very
truly yours,
Thomas
C. O’Brien, Esq.
4###
Huntington Circle (corner of Huntington and Stonington)
Dunwoody,
GA 30338
6##-592-8262
(cell)
7##-451-6646
(home)
cc: John Heneghan, Michael Smith, Warren
Hutmacher, Oliver Fladrich, Billy Grogan, Mike Carlson, Douglas Thompson, Gerri
Penn, Sean Teichert
