Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:37:49 -0400
From: Scotty Young
Subject: traffic circle danger

I’m very glad this issue is coming to notice on the Chatlist. I have often thought i wanted to speak about it and now is my chance……….

The place i feel the most afraid is in front of the General Store Cafe. I often think as cars, sometimes delivery trucks and even and occasional 18 wheeler comes sling shotting out of the circle on to West ST (heading West) that i am *amazed* that someone has not been seriously hurt or killed as a result. I have seen trucks going what seems to me to be 35 or 40 mph around that corner .

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Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 16:06:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kerry Straughn
Subject: Traffic Circle

<I too, have witnessed cars rapidly  ”slingshotting” out of the traffic
<circle, most notably when I am crossing West Street in front of the General
<Store Cafe.  Several times I have feared for the safety of myself and my two
<children, one of whom is disabled and not a very fast walker.

<You are right, Ace.  Those coming from Siler City never yield and drive
<right on through the round-a-bout.  I have noticed this over the years.  The
<other entrances to the round-a-bout, people yield except those coming from
<Siler City.

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Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 16:02:50 EDT
From: Ed Williams
Subject: Danger at Pittsboro circle

Posted in Chatlist #3362, item 7:-

<You are right, Ace.  Those coming from Siler City never yield and drive
<right on through the round-a-bout.  I have noticed this over the years.  The
<other entrances to the round-a-bout, people yield except those coming from
<Siler City.  Perhaps, the Yield sign should be relocated and made much
<larger for those coming in from Siler City.  And, with a new Yield sign,
<perhaps, an officer directing for a few days to get those coming from Siler
<City to start stopping and yielding.

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Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 16:01:02 -0400
From: Claire Kane
Subject: Pittsboro Teen Center

Carol,

I have the legal records and related non-profit paperwork from an entity that was set up a few years back called the Pittsboro Teen Center. I think it would not take much to bring it back to life, and this is why I saved all the files in good order. They live in one of those indestructible portable plastic files waiting for their next use.

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