After unanimously voting Eaton to continue serving as chairman, the board took up a number of items, including road paving and striping, a topic that Oliver is familiar with given her service as Stonington road foreman for three years.
Among the topics discussed by the board were individual priorities for 2025. Town Manager Jim Fisher asked each board member to name several items that topped their lists of concerns or goals for the town during the ensuing year.
For Eaton, seeing guard rails at Mill Pond is a safety priority; Perez and Oliver agreed that traffic calming measures are needed to make Deer Isle Village safe for both drivers and pedestrians.
"Lower the speed limit in the village," Oliver said. She added that she sees culverts, ditches, trees, and overall road conditions as priorities.
"I don’t think a lot of people recognize those things," Eaton said.
"It’s because I worked on roads," Oliver responded.
Eaton added that he would like to see better stewardship of Deer Isle cemeteries.
The board also discussed paving, striping and road signage. Fisher said he has not put together a bid package for paving yet, and asked the board what time of year they would prefer such work to occur.
"The earlier the better," Eaton said.
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Fisher said that he believes reserve funds will cover spring paving needs, and that roads will need to be evaluated again.
"There will be new problems after this frost settles," Fisher said.
A topic of concern for board members was facilitating safety at the intersection of Greenlaw District Road and Sunshine Road. They shared concerns that signage and striping are not currently adequate, and voiced concerns about the potential for a dangerous incident.
"You need a yield sign," Oliver said.
Fisher said he believed a larger stop sign and a painted white sto...
Among the topics discussed by the board were individual priorities for 2025. Town Manager Jim Fisher asked each board member to name several items that topped their lists of concerns or goals for the town during the ensuing year.
For Eaton, seeing guard rails at Mill Pond is a safety priority; Perez and Oliver agreed that traffic calming measures are needed to make Deer Isle Village safe for both drivers and pedestrians.
"Lower the speed limit in the village," Oliver said. She added that she sees culverts, ditches, trees, and overall road conditions as priorities.
"I don’t think a lot of people recognize those things," Eaton said.
"It’s because I worked on roads," Oliver responded.
Eaton added that he would like to see better stewardship of Deer Isle cemeteries.
The board also discussed paving, striping and road signage. Fisher said he has not put together a bid package for paving yet, and asked the board what time of year they would prefer such work to occur.
"The earlier the better," Eaton said.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1382730081/1742219408/articles/istYTuf0aNhhYLa6p7sys/7242022721.jpg]
Fisher said that he believes reserve funds will cover spring paving needs, and that roads will need to be evaluated again.
"There will be new problems after this frost settles," Fisher said.
A topic of concern for board members was facilitating safety at the intersection of Greenlaw District Road and Sunshine Road. They shared concerns that signage and striping are not currently adequate, and voiced concerns about the potential for a dangerous incident.
"You need a yield sign," Oliver said.
Fisher said he believed a larger stop sign and a painted white sto...
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