Residents in the Mitchell's Bay area are fed-up with "leadfoot" drivers on their main road and want something done about the speeding.
The posted speed limit on the main road into Mitchell's Bay is 40 km/hr, but Councillor Jamie McGrail said it's really tough to get drivers to obey it.
A meeting is planned for April 11, 2023 and Chatham-Kent police are invited to see what can be done to stop the speeding.
McGrail said a woman was almost struck by a vehicle on that stretch of road.
"We have a walking trail or a bike trail along that main road and she was walking along that road and someone nearly ran her off the road with their vehicle," said McGrail.
McGrail said speeding is a consistent topic at the monthly Mitchell's Bay Area Association meetings and hopes a solution to get drivers to slow down can be reached soon.
"Mitchell's Bay is a unique little situation just because it's one way in and one way out and once you get on that road, you can sail right down that road. There's no stopping or any kind of perceived narrowing or anything like that to slow down," she said.
McGrail said speed bumps and a three-way stop have been discussed and hopes a municipal traffic calming master plan currently underway can provide answers to the problem.
A community meeting to discuss speeding within Mitchell's Bay is scheduled for April 11, 2023 at the Mitchell's Bay Marina and it starts at 7 p.m.
