The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to [email protected].
Question:
Dear Mayor, thanks again for being available to the public. As I drive through Lakewood on daily basis, I notice many simple tweaks that would improve the safety of driving…and most definitely some common sense fixes that would improve the traffic pattern.
Just to list two examples, why is parking permitted on ridge avenue were it turns so sharply (between Hackett/Negba)totally obstructing the oncoming traffic?
Why wasn’t it the Townships priority to install a traffic light light by the James/Williams intersection? So why don’t we appoint someone from the township to oversee simple and basic steps needed to improve the driving conditions of our township?
Thanks again for your complete dedication to our township and it’s citizens!
Response from Mayor Coles:
Good morning. The light at James & Williams is a township priority. It is under county jurisdiction. Every time we meet with county officials, it is at the top of the discussion list. The county engineer assure us they are trying to expedite the design and construction of this light. Sometimes what appears to be an easy tweak gets complicated or very expensive. We do try to look at every suggestion and are always open to ideas from the public as well as our own employees who travel the roads constantly.
Thanks
Ray
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Please Mayor Coles, if you have any influence on the Planning Board tell them to stop building cul-de sacs and only allow through streets to be built. Doing so will allow for more cross streets. Also if there is any way to connect the existing cul-de-sacs do it. Lastly only allow streets that are wide enough for parking on each side and 2 cars to pass that are going opposite direction without snaking around.