Stroudsburg Takes Aim at Main Street Speeds

Stroudsburg's new Safe Streets Downtown Task Force held its first meeting Monday afternoon at the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau, and borough officials told WBRE/WYOU that whatever came out of it will be discussed at tonight's 7 p.m. council meeting, including during public comment. One agenda item already points in that direction: council will consider having the borough engineer contact PennDOT to begin the process of lowering the speed limit on Main Street. Under borough code, Main Street is posted at 25 mph from Ninth Street east through downtown and 35 mph from the western borough line to Ninth; the agenda doesn't say which stretch council has in mind. One question before anyone orders new signs: if the noise rules already on the books haven't quieted the souped-up cars rattling windows on Main and Crystal, will a smaller number on a speed limit sign slow them down, or just give the loud cars more time to share their music with the rest of us? Also on the agenda: advertising a Nov. 17 public hearing on folding the C-1A General Commercial A zoning district into the C-2 Central Business district; a second contract amendment with Delta Development Group for grant writing and lobbying at $6,500 a month plus 2.5% of any grants it secures; a $254,285.61 payment to D&M Construction for parking garage repairs; a $114,413 Community Development Block Grant application through the county; and setting the borough's trick-or-treat date and time. Leaf collection runs Oct. 13 through Nov. 27. We'll report what council decides.

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