Munson Township Trustees agreed Sept. 8 to consult with the Geauga County Engineer’s Office about marking the three-way-stop at Fowlers Mill and Sherman roads with warning signs
Munson Township Trustees agreed Sept. 8 to consult with the Geauga County Engineer’s Office about improving the safety of the intersection at Fowlers Mill and Sherman roads with warning signs before the three-way stop.
Trustee Irene McMullen said over the phone Sept. 10 the intersection, which is a three-way stop on Sherman Road, is dangerous and accidents are common.
Trustees feel there should be “Stop Ahead” signs in advance of all three stop signs. The stop signs may also be updated with flashing lights, she said.
“A small section of Sherman is (posted) 55 mph. People unfamiliar with the area cut through there,” she said.
The township road is hilly with some curves. McMullen said trustees don’t want a four-way stop there because, when the roads are icy, cars might not be able to get up the hill after stopping at the intersection.
In other road business, McMullen said trustees voted 2-1 in favor of having Sherman Road widened.
“It’s controversial,” she said, adding she voted against widening the road from 18 feet to 20 feet, but trustees Andy Bushman and Jim McCaskey voted in favor of the motion.
In the previous meeting, McMullen, who lives on Sherman, said she is concerned about traffic speed along Sherman Road and feels widening it will just make speeding more likely.
In other business, trustees voted to spend more than $2,500 of federal CARES Act money on automatic toilets, faucets and soap dispensers for the town hall and fire station.
So far, trustees spent CARES relief funds on a road department sink and hand dryers in restrooms, McMullen said.
Additional relief funds may be spent on air filters and an air purification system in the old section of the town hall and a pass-though window in the staff area, she said.
The holiday light show at the Berkshire Hills Golf Course that has caused resident controversy for the last two years may not happen this year.
McMullen said no one from the business has contacted the township for a permit for the event that resulted in traffic congestion around the intersection of Heath and Mayfield roads.
