LAHARPE — LaHarpe City Council members will chew over a request by city employees to add as many as 26 stop signs around town.
Code Enforcement Officer Penny Miller and City Superintendent Mike Hedmon have driven every block in town in search of potential trouble spots for motorists due to obstructed views at intersections or where unfettered traffic pose safety hazards.
Miller provided the Council members with a color-coded map identifying intersections she thinks would be better served if motorists had to stop.
The stop signs were proposed after Council members enacted, then redacted, an ordinance instituting a 20 mph speed limit through residential areas.
Councilman Austin Lee wondered if the proposal was too heavy-handed.
“Have we had accidents at these locations?” he asked.
After pointing to potential trouble spots, Miller suggested each Council member review the map and drive the streets themselves.
The issue will be readdressed in November.
Mayor Mae Crowell estimated the cost to place 26 signs would be about $1,000.
DARREN PRINCE of the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency spoke briefly about an ongoing rate analysis for electric customers.
The city is paying less for electricity since June, when it entered an agreement with KMEA.
LaHarpe is about $39,000 “in the green” when looking at revenues and expenses, compared to the same time period a year ago, Prince said.
He said he will continue to look at the rates over the next couple of months and bring that data back to the Council early in 2021 to determine if further rate adjustments should be enacted.
