2024-1202024-120
Requesting NYS DOT To Authorize Reduction Of Speed Limit On Jackson 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 May 13,
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 -2024-120
Yes/Aye
No/Nay
Abstain
Absent
Q Adopted
❑ Adopted as Amended
Joseph D. Cavaccini
Voter
Q
❑
❑
❑
❑ Defeated
William H. Beale
Voter
Q
❑
❑
❑
❑ Tabled
Angela Bettina
Seconder
Q
❑
❑
❑
❑ Withdrawn
Christopher Phillips
Voter
Q
❑
❑
❑
Al Casella
Mover
Q
❑
❑
❑
The following Resolution was introduced by Casella and seconded by Councilwoman
Bettina.
WHEREAS, in a letter dated April 29, 2024 to the Town Supervisor, the Dutchess County
Transportation Council identified that Jackson Road (Conte Route 110) is the only un posted County
owned roadway in the Town of Wappinger, and
WHEREAS, due to Jackson Road not having a posted speed limit, the New York State default speed
of SS mph applies on this section of road, and
WHEREAS, the Dutchess County Transportation Council has provided data from traffic studies
which reflects that 85% of motorists on Jackson Road travel at a speed between 44-46 mph over
the last ten years, and
WHEREAS, the Dutchess County Transportation Council has recommended to the Town that a
speed limit of 40 mph would be appropriate for consideration on Jackson Road, 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, 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 40 mph speed limit on Jackson
Road in the Town of Wappinger, 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 40 miles per hour in both
directions on Jackson Road in the Town of Wappinger for a distance of 2,279 feet from the
Wappinger/Poughkeepsie town line to its terminus at New Hackensack Road, and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Clerk to
sign the 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:
Al Casella, Councilman
SECONDER:
Angela Bettina, Councilwoman
AYES:
Cavaccini, Beale, Bettina, Phillips, Casella
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
5/13/2024
The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted.
JOSEPITP. PAOLONI, TOWN CLERK