The Village of Flower Hill trustees on Monday discussed possible solutions for a street that experiences high amounts of traffic during the holidays in December.
The board proposed turning Sunnyvale Road into a one-way street from Nov. 25 to Jan. 10 from 6 to 11 p.m., and to ban parking during the same time.
During the holiday season, Bob Young, a Sunnyvale Road resident, puts on a light show, and many residents had complained about the traffic congestion on the street.
“We’re really trying to keep the traffic moving on the street,” Deputy Mayor Bob McNamara said. “It was brought up that people were making U-turns and breaking sprinkler heads. We felt by making it a one-way, there’s the ability to have a flow.”
Young has been working with the board and submitted a schedule of his light show to help the board come to a conclusion.
“I think it’s a good idea,” he said.
Although the trustees and residents discussed solutions for the street, residents still had many questions and concerns regarding traffic.
Mike Bomavitacola, a resident on the street, was still concerned and asked if it would create traffic “going in and out of the street.”
“We’re trying to keep traffic moving and avoid people making three-point turns,” Phillips said. “We just want to keep traffic flowing. And if this doesn’t work, it’s a local law. It can be changed.”
Phillips said a committee of Trustees Brian Herrington and Randall Rosenbaum and McNamara was formed to discuss solutions and meet with residents.
“The goal of the committee was to come to an agreement between the two parties so we can enjoy the display and not have conflict,” Phillips said.
The trustees said if parking was eliminated from the street during the proposed time, the village would issue guest passes for residents’ guests to park on the street.
“We don’t want it to be an inconvenience to anyone and their guests,” Phillips said.
Phillips said the hearing was used for a discussion and to hear the residents’ feedback, so the board can make the right decision.
“The way the village operates local laws is: We propose them. We leave them out there, and then we would not take a vote until we got community feedback,” Phillips said.
