Traffic Safety Advisory Committee

Traffic Safety Advisory Committee 

Created by Select Board vote on Monday, August 3, 2020, the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee is composed of nine (9) members representing: 

1. Police Chief Eric J. Schartner
2. Fire/EMS Chief P. Kenneth Clark
3. Highway Supt. Fred Cummings
4. Building Commissioner Richard Hanks
5. Planning Board designee Timothy Wheeler
6. Finance Committee designee Mary Porter
7. Capital Planning designee Anna Crane
8. Town Administrator Kristen Rubin
9. Vacancy - Select Board "At Large" Appointee

Mission:  Assess ongoing traffic and pedestrian safety needs and prepare for transportation infrastructure projects through a multi-departmental approach of systematically and logically studying conditions and developing solutions to propose to the Select Board.

Charge: Review traffic and pedestrian safety needs and opportunities for improvements by reviewing available data, funding and technical assistance programs, and resident feedback.

Evaluate and recommend to the Select Board solutions that could be implemented to create safer and more livable neighborhoods through:

1) measures to reduce traffic congestion, speeding, and unnecessary traffic on neighborhood roads, 

2) guidelines and regulations for street naming and house numbering, and 

3) pedestrian access and safety improvements. 

Composition:  The composition of the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee shall include the Police Chief, Highway Superintendent, Fire/EMS Chief, Building Commissioner, Town Administrator (non-voting), and one designee from the Planning Board, the Capital Planning Committee, and the Finance Committee.