Four-Way Stop at Centre/Hollow/Clinton Hollow Now!

To:  Dutchess County Department of Public Works and New York State Department of Transportation

Our Health and Safety Dictate a Four-Way Stop at the Centre/Hollow/Clinton Hollow Intersection Now!

Nearby resident Betty Skidmore of Centre Road:

"My 19 year old daughter was involved in an auto accident on February 8, 2004. She was traveling south on Centre Road and a car failed to stop at the intersection of Hollow and Centre. The intersection is extremely dangerous and there has been countless accidents there in the past. Something has to be done at that intersection, and that something is a four-way stop. I do not want to see my child or anyone else's child, for that matter anyone else, hurt at that intersection again. Thank you for your help in this matter, it may just save a life."

Nearby residents Mike & Linda Terpening of Clinton Hollow Road:

"Frequent nights while walking our dogs, vehicles have been observed traveling east and west on Hollow Road passing through the stop signs at 30 to 40 mph. There is also a second problem with speeders travelers south on Centre Rd leaving little to no time for vehicles turning south from Hollow Rd. A 4 way would reduce accidents, injuries, and surely keep death away from this intersection. My wife and I have on numerous occasions been in our yard and heard screeching brakes and crunching fenders. Thankfully there have been no deaths or seriously injuries, but to allow a condition like this to continue to exist is only inviting trouble."

Glenn Carlberg, who actually lives at that corner:

"I find pieces of cars all the time in the yard. There used to be a huge maple tree on that corner of my property-- it was long ago destroyed by car accident. I had to move my mailbox. It's just not a safe corner."

Les Ogles of Hollow Road:

"I've seen and heard so many accidents at that intersection-- just about one every other month it seems. I drive a dumptruck, too, and have to nose out into the road from Hollow because of the limited sight distance. It's dangerous; a four-way stop should have been put there long ago."

Nearby resident Jeanette Pulsifer wrote this letter to the Town Supervisor literally five years ago:

"Simple stop signs erected at the County Rt. 18 intersection going north and south would prevent any more injuries or death, and I could be at peace, knowing I would not have to hear that familiar crash sound and keep responding to the scene."

Nearby resident William Curtis of Hollow Road:
"A four-way stop would be wonderful at that intersection."

Nearby residents Walter and Gertrude Whalen of Clinton Hollow Road:
"I've witnessed quite a few accidents there myself-- a four-way stop is needed."

Note-- former Town Supervisor Fran Monahan (who pushed for this five years ago), nearby resident Cindy Benson, and Richard Morse of Hollow Road have also endorsed this petition (along with just about everyone we speak to about this!).

County Public Works Commissioner Michael Murphy has initiated an engineering study on this-- but we can still politely let him know how we feel; sign on!

Call 876-2488 or email joeltyner@earthlink.net for more info; send petition to:

County Legislator Joel Tyner 324 Browns Pond Road Staatsburg, N.Y. 12580

WE CAN MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN ON THIS IF WE SPREAD THE WORD!...

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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