Lehighton continues to debate safety at an intersection used by students to leave the high school campus.

Borough council on Monday tabled advertising an ordinance amending a section that would prohibit a left-hand turn from Union Street to Ninth Street during school hours.

Only four members of council were in attendance, including council president Grant Hunsicker, Councilmen Joe Flickinger and Ryan Saunders, and Councilwoman Lisa Perry.

Resident and former Councilman Scott Rehrig offered his viewpoint on the situation.

“Why prohibit a left-hand turn if you’re going straight?”

Abelovsky expressed her viewpoints on the matter.

“I thought the whole point was to make the intersection more safe, and I don’t think this does that,” Abelovsky said. “If we have ordinances, we need to enforce them.”

It was then suggested that council table the matter until all members of council are present.

Council in September authorized the preparation of a request for proposals from engineering firms.

In November, council authorized proceeding with Barry Isett and Associates to prepare and submit the TE-110 for the state Department of Transportation.

In April, borough manager Nicole Beckett provided council with an update as to the status and submissions to PennDOT.

Last month, council received approval from PennDOT.

Beckett said the recommendations from the traffic study were to prohibit left turns from Union Street eastbound to Route 902 northbound when school children are crossing the road at school arrival time (7 to 8 a.m.) and at school departure time (2 to 3 p.m.) to eliminate safety concerns with vehicular/pedestrian conflicts.