Sardis Forest HOA

Speed Humps...We're Not Over Them Yet

Dec 22, 2004

Although we received signatures from more than 75% of the homeowners on Morning Dale in favor of having speed humps, the SFHA Board has elected to start the process over. Our representative from The Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) indi-cated that many neighborhood associations request feedback concerning speed humps from all neighbors before submitting a petition. Since humps on Morning Dale and Hinson would impact all the neighbors who use those streets, we are starting over with a new petition for each street and requesting feedback from all Sardis Forest neighbors (that means You!). Most SFHA Board Members, including several who live on Morning Dale and Hinson, are in favor of having speed humps, especially since a September 22nd traffic study performed by the Charlotte Department of Transportation indicated that motorists on Morning Dale typically exceed the speed limit by 11.2 miles per hour. The 22?’ speed humps CDOT installs are referred to as ?“speed tables?” by the Institute of Traffic Engineers and would be like the ones recently installed on Nolley Court near the Monroe Road entrance. All neighbors with questions or comments are encouraged to attend a speed humps information meeting on Saturday, December 4th at 1:30 pm (rain date: Sun, Dec. 5th ) at the Sardis Forest Park on Morning Dale Road. The petitions will be available to sign if you wish to do so. All comments received from the form on page 5 of this newsletter will be considered by the SFHA Board before an Association letter of endorsement (required by CDOT) is submitted with either or both petitions. Contact Jean Brown for more information: 704-846-8449.