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WIXQ To Air [Fourth] Roundtable |
[Joseph Lintner (The Snapper) - 02/??/1986] |
The fourth in a series of question-and-answer symposiums titled the WIXQ Roundtable was taped Tuesday, Feb. 26.
The discussion focused on problems in the MU and Millersville Borough communities, traffic problems in the community, the new housing ordinance, the borough noise ordinance, and the university-community relations committee.
Participating in the discussion were James Jolly, president of the Millersville Borough Council, Robert Batillo, code enforcement officer for the borough; Chip Seiple, borough councilman; Stephen Sechrist, Millersville Borough manager; Jim Kluska, student senate president; Tom Casetta, WIXQ program director; and Melissa Lintner, Snapper editor-in-chief. Chris Watkins, educational program director for WIXQ, served as moderator.
According to Jolly and Batillo, traffic problems loom large in the community. Specifically, the issue of installing a traffic light at the intersection of George and Frederick Streets needs to be addressed, they said. According to Jolly, a sophisticated light might cost $50,000. Jolly said that the idea of installing a light has been "knocked around for years." He added that before PennDOT would approve such a purchase, they would require a study of the problem because the roads are state-owned.
"I think the main problem at that corner is that the right lane doesn't have to stop. They can keep going. You could just have both lanes stop. That would maybe reduce the speed," Kluska said.
Sechrist said that although a state law provides for reduced speeds around elementary and high schools, the law does not apply to universities.
"It's not permitted to have a reduced speed at the university," he said.
"I guess you have a problem with pedestrians yielding to automobiles instead of vice versa," Batillo said.
Other solutions discussed were a pedestrian overpass and construction of an alternate route. According to Jolly, the idea of an alternate route "has been on the drawing board now for a couple decades," but has been a low priority item.
The group also discussed borough housing ordinances.
"I think one thing that's important to keep in mind is that there are actually several codes and ordinances that affect housing, and they sometimes get confused," Sechrist said.