Community watchdog: Utility pole left mess
It seems like one out of every two cars on Burrs Lane in Dix Hills disregards the stop signs at the intersection of Ebbtide Lane. I recently added homemade signs that say "PLEASE" and put them under the official signs, but it didn't change anything. Police don't seem to have interest in patrolling the area.
- Barry Milberg, Dix Hills
Second Precinct Sgt. Steven De Santis went to the intersection after our call to evaluate drivers at the stop signs. The sergeant agreed that many drivers roll through the intersection instead of coming to a full stop, and the location was added to the precinct's patrol-check system.
"Surveillance of the area should be picking up," De Santis said. The check system has more than 100 locations observed by officers when they have time, he said.
As far as your homemade sign goes, Mr. Milberg, posting it was a town code no-no and if the Town of Huntington wanted to be sticky about it, you could receive a violation, spokesman A.J. Carter said. That won't happen because everyone recognizes what you were trying to do, and your signs didn't obstruct the real signs. Your signs have been removed.
Anyone concerned about traffic problems in the Second Precinct should call 631-854-8200.
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