At Monday’s meeting of the Chatham County Democratic Committee, the members voted to put the following two questions on the ballot for the primary to be held on July 15, 2008:
1. Do you support enforcement of ordinances that protect canopy trees on county property?
Yes
No
2. For our children’s safety, do you favor a speed limit of 25 mph or less on all two-lane roads that do not have either a sidewalk or a bike path?
Yes
No
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Hear hear. Not just for our children’s safety, but for the safety of the bicycling and pedestrian public, we need to support measures which improve the safety of all.
The tree canopy question is an outdated concept for road engineering where we move obstacles away from the roadway to improve ’safety,’ while in actuality only increasing speeds. See the Project for Public Spaces for some excellent safety improvements, including moving trees closer to the road.
At Mondays meeting we also vote to hold a special meeting to vote on other questions submitted by the committee. The questions need to be sent to karen by 5pm Monday the 28th. And the meeting to vote on the questions appearence on the ballot will be Wednesday the 30th at 6pm at the Headquarters.
This is my second time voting, the first being the presidential primaries. I am still not versed in county and city laws, so could someone please explain the Enforcement of Tree Ordinances to me, please? I would like to make an informed decision when I vote.