By Belinda Nolan
BRIMBANK City Council will reconsider a plan to install speed humps in Nordic Avenue, after more than 100 residents signed a petition rejecting the proposal.
The council had planned to introduce speed humps and other devices to deter speeding motorists, as part of a recent traffic management study but promised to review the proposal following residents’ concerns.
Around 111 residents of Nordic Avenue signed the petition declaring they did not want speed humps in their street, claiming council consultation over the project was a sham.
Nordic Avenue resident Bill Sutherland, who organised the petition, told Star he believed a survey sent to residents regarding the plan had not been properly conducted.
“The council sent this letter around saying that they would be putting in the speed humps and I was surprised,” Mr Sutherland said.
“So I did my own survey.”
Mr Sutherland went around to every home in the street, asking residents if they supported the speed humps. He said an overwhelming majority of residents said they did not want the speed humps installed.
“We don’t feel we need them and we’re not sure why the council planned to do this when a majority of residents don’t want it,” Mr Sutherland said.
But fellow resident Peter Coventry said he believed the speed humps had been proposed to put a stop to hoons who were continually disturbing residents in the once-quiet street.
“I would prefer not to have them (the speed humps),” Mr Coventry said. “But if that’s the only way to control the speeding, I’d say it’s a necessary evil.”
Council operations manager Neil Whiteside said while 29 residents of Nordic Ave had responded to the survey, only five had initially objected to the proposal.
“Every property in Nordic Avenue was given the opportunity to comment on the proposal as they were all given a questionnaire and correspondence explaining the proposal,” Mr Whiteside said.
