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The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED: August 8, 2006
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-144
ADOPTED: August 8, 2006
A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO INSTALL ALL- WAY
STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF WOODS EDGE DRIVE,
N.E. AND LACKA W ANNA WAY, N.E., AND WOODS EDGE DRIVE,
N.E. AND TINSMAN DRIVE, N.E./POWHATAN COURT, N.E.
WHEREAS, residents of the Edwards Landing Subdivision reported a speeding problem
on Woods Edge Drive and requested the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersections of
Woods Edge Drive and Lackawanna Way; and Woods Edge Drive and Tinsman Drive/Powhatan
Court; and
WHEREAS, Town Staff conducted special studies and performed public education and
enforcement activities followed by repeat studies, which showed the average speed to be below 31
mph, the threshold for defining a speeding problem in the Town Residential Traffic Management
Plan; and
WHEREAS, these intersections on Woods Edge Drive, N.E. in the Edwards Landing
Subdivision do not meet the warrants for all-way stop conditions in the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), and
WHEREAS, the Director of Engineering and Public Works does not recommend the
installation of all-way stop signs; and
WHEREAS, this issue was forwarded to the Standing Residential Traffic Committee
(SRTC) and reviewed at the committee's July 3, 2006 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the SRTC concluded that perceived high vehicular speed and the large
population of young children in the neighborhood confirmed the need for protective measures; and
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A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO INSTALL ALL-WAY
STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF WOODS EDGE DRIVE,
N.E. AND LACKA W ANNA WAY, N.E., AND WOODS EDGE DRIVE,
N.E. AND TINSMAN DRIVE, N.E./POWHATAN COURT, N.E.
WHEREAS, the SRTC recommended the installation of all-way stop signs at the
intersections on Woods Edge Drive, N.E. in the Edwards Landing Subdivision referenced above
as requested by residents; and
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held by the Town Council on August 8, 2006 for
residents of the neighborhood and general public to present comments on the all-way stop
proposal.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Lees burg in Virginia as
follows:
The Town Manager is directed to have the appropriate stop signs installed on Woods Edge
Drive, N.E. at Lackawanna Way, N.E., and Woods Edge Drive, N.E. and Tinsman Drive,
N.E./Powhatan Court, N.E.
PASSED this 8th day of August 2006.
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Kristen C. Umstattd, Mayor
Town ofLeesburg
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erk of Councd
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