Kudos for Kaddy -well sorta

In a surprising turn of events councilor Kaddy submitted the agenda for this weeks Public Safety Committee meeting early enough that it was online more than a week before the meeting.

However there was a late update (1 March) adding more items. The following note is included with the agenda, "With the increased manpower in the traffic division we have received numerous police reports. Because of this, I would like to start our meeting at 6:30PM. I would appreciate good attendance by councilors. I will move the meeting along and will be well prepared. Sgt. Hess from FPD will attend."

Perhaps councilor Kaddy could surprise us again by making copies of those reports available to citizens in attendance as well as the councilors on the committee.

Among the items of concern on the agenda are:

* 272 – 06 Councillor David Clark and petitioners to make the intersection between Forest and Winthrop Streets a 4-way stop.
* 274 – 06 Councillor David Clark and petitioners to make the intersection between Forest and Charles Streets a 4-way stop.

Both item were voted to be granted at the 9/21/2006 committee meeting. But at the 3 October 2006 city council meeting councilor Kaddy requested that these instead be sent back to committee. I'm interested in the motivation for that decision and very interested in the police report on the petition. I'd like to know which, if any,of the three warrants for a 4 way stop are met at these locations.

Remember MGL Chapter 82 which gives municipal government the authority to approve stop signs also requires that the MUTCD be followed and the MUTCD requires that at least one of the warrants be met.