Girl Scout Troop No. 1239 appeared before the Floral Park Board of Trustees on Tuesday to ask that a stop sign be placed at the corner of Plainfield Avenue and Miller Avenue.
The girls said adding a sign would help save lives.
According to the girls, there have been seven accidents over the last three years at the corner.
One said that while it may not seem like a lot, “an accident is an accident – people can still get injured.”
Another added that the road is a “wavy line,” and as cars drive around the curve they can not see the stop signs ahead.
Which is why in addition to the stop sign, the girls asked if a warning sign can be placed to help slow drivers.
If the board adds these signs, the girls said, the community will be safer.
The girls came prepared with data to back up their claims, and posters with photos of the roads.
Mayor Dominick Longobardi said he was very impressed with the amount of research and time the troop put into this.
“Everybody works to make sure everybody is safe and to have the help and details and information you gave us that’s such a wonderful thing to help,” Longobardi said. “And I thank you all so much for doing that.”
Longobardi said unfortunately the roads belong to the county, so it is out of the board’s control.
However, Longobardi said he will reach out to Nassau County Legislator Vincent Muscarella to discuss the issue.
Muscarella is chairman of the Legislature’s Public Works Committee, which Longobardi said “is a big help to us.”
The presentation was part of the troop’s Bronze Award project.
Longobardi told the girls to keep working toward the Silver and Gold Awards.
