Mburgh Village LowersSpeed Limit on Maple Ave

But Speeders Still a Menace on Street

MIDDLEBURGH - The Middleburgh Village Board officially lowered the speed limit on Maple Avenue to 25 mph earlier this month but that has not stopped drivers from speeding.

At their April meeting, board members agreed to lower the speed limit on Maple Avenue to 25 MPH after a complaint from two residents. The board also directed DPW Superintendent Cole Keyser to put up signs stating the new speed limit. 

Two Maple Avenue residents, Tracy Dailey and Rita Leith, asked for the Village to take action on the speeding that street encounters during Little League baseball season, which will began in May.

At their meeting, board members adopted a formal resolution lowering the speed limit.

The resolution states, "Maple Avenue is a residential street...largely consisting of school-aged children, senior citizens, and taxpaying residents and has no sidewalks, meaning the residential street has become a shared space for automobiles, bicyclists, and pedestrians alike, and Maple Avenue has seen a recent increase in not only the amount of traffic, but the corresponding speed of traffic, which has prompted its residents to request a reduced speed limit. Be it resolved that this Village Board of Trustees designates Maple Avenue's speed limit at 25mph, retroactively effective to April 8, 2024, and furthermore, be it resolved that this Village Board of Trustees directs Mayor (Tim) Knight to request area law enforcement provide additional coverage to assist in enforcing the new reduced speed limit."

Despite the lowered speed limit, speeders are still a menace on the street.

Late last week, on a weekday afternoon, a dirt bike with wide tires tore down the street toward Wells Avenue at a high rate of speed followed by a modified foreign car also traveling very fast. Residents shouted to the young rider and the driver to slow down.