May 20, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Sam Odrowski
With no safe place to cross the street at Rolling Hills Drive, a group of residents are working together towards their goal of having a stop sign installed.
An online petition authored by the Rolling Hills Traffic and Safety Committee to Orangeville Town Council, requesting a stop sign, has already garnered around 250 signatures, and will be brought before Council at their June 14 meeting.
“We’ve had a lot of issues with kids crossing to catch the school bus, seniors crossing to the hospital,” said Janice Eldridge, a member of the neighbourhood’s safety committee.
The only place to get across the street, where there’s a pedestrian crossing is at Highway 10, however very few people use it. There’s no sidewalk down to Highway 10 and some residents have concerns after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at that crossing back in March of this year.
County treasurer responds to criticism
ELLSWORTH
Hancock County Treasurer Michael Boucher issued a statement last week in response to the county’s search for a finance director since Boucher does not have the experience needed for the position, according to officials.
The Hancock County Commissioners, at their April 7 meeting, reached a consensus that County Administrator Scott Adkins can’t effectively manage the county and work on projects when he’s spending half his time doing the finance work.
Boucher, when he was elected two years ago without any professional finance or bookkeeping experience, agreed to be trained on the job, but the county says that arrangement fell through.
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