A Terrace Place resident is asking the city to consider making Terrace Place a one-way street.

Randy Daversa, R-At Large and Public Works Committee chairman, said the request came during a recent Public Works Committee meeting. Mark Roetzer, city public works director, is going to evaluate the request.

“We did hear from a gentleman that lives on Terrace Place, off Forest Avenue, about possibly making the street a one-way street due to the fact that it’s very narrow and has a lot of kids in and out of there. It just might be easier to do some snow removal there. Mark is going to look into it to see if it’s possibly feasible to put a one-way street there.”

A prior complaint about cars speeding through the stop sign at Whitehill and South avenues on the south side is being resolved. Andy Foti addressed the City Council in early September, speaking to members of the Public Safety Committee and the full council during its work session. Foti specifically mentioned a video he posted on Facebook of one car running the stop sign around 10:20 p.m. on a Sunday.

“Cars blow through that stop sign. I’m sure you all saw the video I posted – that car was going 55 to 60 miles an hour. We have yorkies and I had them outside. Last night a girl ran that stop sign and almost hit me.”

South Avenue, in part because of South Ridge Park between Myrtle Street, Whitehill Avenue, South Avenue and Smith Avenue, is a popular area for walkers, children on bicycles and people walking their dogs. During the summer the area was used for Jamestown Area Youth Soccer games in the afternoons and early evenings, and mornings and afternoons are busy when parents are dropping off and picking up children at Fletcher Elementary School.

Bill Reynolds, R-Ward 5 and Housing Committee chairman, told council members that he reached out to Chris DePonceau, Lakewood-Busti police chief, to see if a speed trailer could be placed on South Avenue, which is a border between Busti and Jamestown. City Public Works crews repainted stop signs to be brighter while also installing a new, higher-visibility stop sign.

“According to Chief (Tim) Jackson (city police chief and public safety director) the tickets have been issued there and so a little squeaky wheel got the grease,” Reynolds said. “We’re glad to see some effort on our part being fruitful. We’ll keep a vigilant eye on speeders and stop sign runners.”