2024-892024-89
Requesting NYS DOT to Authorize Reduction Of Speed Limit On Myers Corners Road
At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County,
New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, on March 11,
2024.
The meeting was called to order by Joseph D. Cavaccini, Town Supervisor, and upon roll
being called, the following was recorded:
✓ Vote Record - Resolution RES -2024-89
Yes/Aye
No/Nay
Abstain
Absent
2 Adopted
❑ Adopted as Amended
Joseph D. Cavaccini
Voter
Q
❑
❑
❑
❑ Defeated
William H. Beale
Voter
Q
❑
❑
❑
❑ Tabled
Angela Bettina
Voter
❑
❑
❑
Q
❑ Withdrawn
Christopher Phillips
Mover
Q
❑
❑
❑
Al Casella
Seconder
Q
❑
❑
❑
The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Phillips and seconded by
Casella.
WHEREAS, there have been several accidents and safety concerns on Myers Corners Road at the
entrance of Roy C. Ketcham High School and speed has been a contributing factor; and
WHEREAS, Myers Corners Road is a County Highway and NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law provides that
the NYS Department of Transportation is the jurisdiction that sets speed limits on County and Town
Highways; and
WHEREAS, NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law §1622(1) provides that a Town and County may request that
NYS Department of Transportation lower the maximum speed limit on a highway; and
WHEREAS, NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law §1622(1) provides that the NYS DOT may set a minimum
speed limit of 15 miles per hour for a distance not to exceed one thousand three hundred twenty
feet on a highway WHEREAS, the Dutchess County Superintendent of Highways requires a
resolution from the Town Board requesting a speed limit reduction for a County Highway; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board determines that it is in the best interest of the traveling public, and for
the general public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Town of Wappinger, to request
that the New York State Department of Transportation establish a 20 mph speed limit on Myers
Corners Road: and
WHEREAS, the Town Board hereby requests that the Dutchess County Superintendent of Highways
join in the request and post the required speed limit signs; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board hereby requests that the New York State
Department of Transportation formally establish a speed limit of 20 miles per hour on Myers
Corners Road in the Town of Wappinger for a distance of 1,320 feet centered upon the driveway of
the Roy C. Ketcham High School; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Clerk to
sign the annexed TE 9a form and forward the same, together with a certified copy of this resolution
to Robert Balkind, Dutchess County Commissioner of Public Works.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman
SECONDER: Al Casella, Councilman
AYES: Joseph D. Cavaccini, William H. Beale, Christopher Phillips, Al Casella
ABSENT: Angela Bettina
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
3/11/2024
The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted.
JOSE,Pff P. PAOLONI, TOWN CLERK
Regional Traffic Engineer
Region No.
Department of Transportation
The Town Board of the Town of , by a resolution adopted
(Date), and the County Superintendent of Highways of the County of
hereby request the Department of Transportation, pursuant to Section
1622.1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, to establish a lower maximum speed at which vehicles
may proceed on , a County Road / Town Highway (Circle
One) between and
Upon receipt of the notice that the regulation herein requested has been established, the
of , will provide, install and maintain signs in
accordance with the Vehicle and Traffic Law and conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic
Control Devices of the Department of Transportation.
Dated
Dated
Comments by County Superintendent:
TE 9a (10/08)
Town Clerk
County Superintendent