Richard Froese

For the Lakeside Leader

A new four-way stop in Kinuso, created to slow speeders, has generated some opposition in the community. County council discussed the matter at its Aug. 13 meeting.

CAO David Reynolds told council there had been “significant” communication on the new stop signs, for and against. One thing the county heard is that community members weren’t asked about the four-way stop, or informed about it. A survey or questionnaire was suggested.

How about a speed limit sign, instead of the four-way stop, was another question. Speed bumps?

Painting the crosswalks was another suggestion.

The county decided to install the four-way stop after Kinuso Councillor Roberta Hunt brought up a safety issue back in May. She said at the time residents were concerned about speeding and erratic drivers. In June, council approved a recommendation to go with the four-way stop at the intersection of Swan Ave. and Main St.

Also installed were two 40 km/h signs on Main St. as vehicles drive south toward Hwy. 2.

“The four-way stop was put in place to slow down traffic,” Hunt said, at the Aug. 13 meeting.

But now that it’s there, people are reacting, and she’s hearing about it.

“The biggest concern is that the community did not know about it before it happened,” Hunt told her colleagues. “It wasn’t put out to the public, how to deal with it.”

Hunt said she realizes council doesn’t and can’t ask citizens their views on every issue.

“It’s all about change,” she said.

Councillor Jeff Chalifoux agreed.

“Sometimes people are just against change,” he said.

Hunt suggested Faust RCMP might need to be present in Kinuso more, to patrol traffic and focus on speeding.