Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

The report requests approval of a 20 mph Zone in Reddish District Centre (Houldsworth Square).

The Area Committee is requested to recommend that the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways and Transport Services gives approval to the legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Orders detailed in Appendix A to the report and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the orders can be made to be funded from the generic District Centre budget.

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A representative of the Assistant Director for Legal and Democratic Governance submitted a report of the Director of Place Management (copies of which had been circulated) requesting the approval of a 20 mph Zone in Reddish District Centre (Houldsworth Square).

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·       Members welcomed the removal of the speed cushions and the enforcement of the speed limit with signage.

·       It was noted that given there were schools in the area the 20mph zone was welcomed.

·       Clarification was sought regarding whether there were options to monitor speed on the road. In response, it was commented that here were several options including speed strips.

·       It was commented that the local neighbourhood police officers were proposing to get a ‘speedwatch’ sight in the vicinity to assist with the speeding in the area.

RESOLVED – That the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways and Transport Services be recommended to give approval to the legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Orders detailed in Appendix A to the report and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the orders can be made to be funded from the generic District Centre budget.