News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Drivers on Sisters' residential streets may soon put their brakes to work more than they are used to.
The City of Sisters has proposed 34 new STOP signs on the cross streets of
Washington and Jefferson and along Adams Street. Most of the signs would be placed on currently uncontrolled intersections; 11 would replace existing "yield" signs (see map, page 16).
The impetus for adding the STOP signs came from citizen concerns over many near-misses at the intersection of Ash and Washington streets, where cars often go through the existing "yield" signs at full speed.
A Sisters resident asked the council to consider replacing the "yield" signs with STOP signs at that corner. Public Works Director Gary Frazee recommended more uniform and extensive placement of STOP signs. The council directed Frazee to assess the sign pattern in Sisters and develop a proposal for additional signs.
The signs would cost the city $41.90 each plus $12 for weather-treated poles where needed.
The city council will hold a public hearing at their next meeting, October 12, to solicit comment on the proposed signs.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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