Hampton Council agrees to discontinue temporary stop sign endeavor

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     After much discussion the Hampton City Council agreed to discontinue its temporary stop signs at 12 Ave. NW and 1 St. NW.
     It was the request of Hampton-Dumont High School Principal Steve Madson, via letter to the council, that the temporary stop signs at the intersection be made permanent, which would require an ordinance change to the Hampton code.
     Police Chief Bob Schaefer told the council that since the temporary signs were put at the intersection, “it has been a mess at best.”
     Since a citizen concerned approximately one month ago asked the council if something could be done at the intersection, Schaefer said that officers took the initiative to educate the public by pulling over those who ran the sign, giving warnings to drivers that they needed to obey the stop sign now, as it might have been a habit before to simply pass through the intersection. 
    Read the full article in the November 16 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.